Hastings Elections 1906-1910
Newspaper photograph of the children of Arthur du Cros campaigning for their father in the 1910 General Election.
The scenes in chapter 48 of the Ragged Trousered Philanthropists (The Wise Men of the East) are based on Noonan's experiences of elections in Hastings, particularly the 1906 election when the Conservatives were returned for Hastings against the national trend and the by-election in 1908 when Arthur du Cros was returned as member.
Museum Accession No: HASMG 989.34.101Fred Ball collection
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Harvey du Cros, M.P. for Hastings from 1906 to 1908.
Du Cros, who was the founder of the Dunlop Tyre Company in the West Midlands, ousted Hastings Liberal M.P. Freeman Freeman-Thomas in the general election of 1906. Hastings and Rye were the only seats in the country won by the Conservatives in what was otherwise a landslide victory.
Harvey du Cros retired in 1908 on in health grounds & his son, Arthur was elected in his place.
Robert Tressell's account of electioneering in the Ragged Trousered Philanthopists is based on the Hastings election of 1906 & 1908.
Museum Accession No: HASMG 983.19.92Fred Ball collection
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read on: Hastings working men
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