Alfred Aspinall Tobin

Alfred Aspinall Tobin (26 December 1855 30 November 1939)[1] was a Conservative Member of Parliament for the United Kingdom House of Commons constituency of Preston.

He was appointed a King's Counsel in 1903 and Recorder of Salford between 1904 and 1916.[2]

His maiden speech occurred during a debate on Training Colleges, in which he spoke of Preston's denominational schools.[3]

He was appointed a Judge of the County Courts in 1915, necessitating a by-election in Preston.[4]

At Westminster County Court, he rebuked a woman for using a powder-puff in his presence.[5]

References

  1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "P" (part 2)
  2. The county families of the United Kingdom Extract from County Families of the United Kingdom
  3. Training Colleges and Secondary Schools Hansard Archive
  4. The London Gazette: no. 29189. p. 5630. 11 June 1915. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
  5. Archive story Trove

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Harold Cox
John Thomas Macpherson
Member of Parliament for Preston
January 19101915
With: George Stanley
Succeeded by
George Stanley
Urban H. Broughton


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