Talk:Manchester North West (UK Parliament constituency)

Gordon Hewart

Is GH (losing candidate 1912) Gordon Hewart, 1st Viscount Hewart? Right party (Liberal), the timing would fit (the Viscount didn't enter parliament until 1913). Mr Stephen 23:44, 12 March 2006 (UTC)

Answer: Britannica says yes, see http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9040323 Mr Stephen 19:50, 14 March 2006 (UTC)

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General election 1914/15 - John Simon?

Is there a source for the claim that John Simon, 1st Viscount Simon had been selected to contest the seat for the Liberal Party at election that was expected to take place in 1914 or 1915 (but did not due to the Great War)? I am not saying it is wrong, but I am a little suspicious. It is not mentioned in his article and, while Simon did have strong Manchester connections, in 1914 he was a senior member of the Liberal Government with a decent majority in his Walthamstow seat so it would be a little odd for him to be trying to win back a seat for his party (although given Bonar Law had done almost the exact same thing in 1910 it is not beyond the realms of possibility). If the reference is right and it is John Simon, is definitely the same John Simon as Liberal minister. Equally I wonder if is possible that someone is confusing John Simon and the then prominent Manchester Liberal Ernest Simon? Dunarc (talk) 22:59, 20 September 2020 (UTC)

It has been cleared up at Talk:John Simon, 1st Viscount Simon that this is correct. Dunarc (talk) 15:25, 19 October 2020 (UTC)

I've posted some comments about the nature of the NW Manchester seat on Sir John Simon's talk page, and won't annoy everyone by repeating myself. However, it should be noted that, according to Law's 1999 biographer RJQ Adams, the tale that Bonar Law challenged Churchill to a fight in Dec 1910 is not confirmed by pre-1950s evidence. That doesn't mean that it's untrue, just that it needs to be treated with caution.Paulturtle (talk) 16:45, 17 April 2021 (UTC)