William Henry Stott
British Army officer, ship owner and Conservative Party politician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lieutenant-Colonel William Henry Stott CB TD (1863 – 30 December 1930) was a British Army officer, ship owner and Conservative Party politician.[1]
Stott was born in Rock Ferry, Cheshire, the son of shipowner William Henry Stott, Sr. He was educated at Southport, Fairfield College, Manchester, and in Germany. He was made a partner in his father's ship brokerage firm, W. H. Stott and Co., Ltd, which managed the Stott line of steamers trading to the Baltic, a firm founded by his father. In 1894, he became managing director following his father's death.[1]
In 1891, Stott entered the Territorial Force, joining the King's Regiment (Liverpool) Territorial Force. He was awarded the Territorial Decoration in 1912.[2] In the First World War, he became commanding officer of the Liverpool Regiment and accompanied his unit to France when it was deployed in 1915. He was invested as a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 1917 New Year Honours.[3]
Stott was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Birkenhead West from 1922 to 1923, and for Birkenhead East from 1924 to 1929.[4]
In 1893, he married Christine Brunfeldt Martin, with whom he had a son and five daughters. He died in Rock Ferry in 1930.[1]
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