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'''John Arthur Fyler''' (Berkshire, 1855 - West Sussex, 1929)<ref>[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=99276088 Findagrave.com]</ref> was a [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] Member of Parliament from 1903 and 1904 for the English constituency of [[Chertsey (UK Parliament constituency)|Chertsey]]. |
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'''John Arthur Fyler''' (1856 – 1929) was an English politician, [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] Member of Parliament 1903–04 for the English constituency of [[Chertsey (UK Parliament constituency)|Chertsey]].<ref name="Kelly">{{cite book |title=Kelly's Handbook to the Titled, Landed & Official Classes |date=1921 |publisher=Kelly's Directories. |page=675 |language=en}}</ref> |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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He was the son of the Rev. Frederick Fyler of [[Ewelme]] and his wife Charlotte Fane, daughter of [[John Fane (1775–1850)]]. He was educated at [[Marlborough College]] and matriculated at [[Exeter College, Oxford]] in 1874, graduating B.A. in 1878.<ref>{{alox2|title=Fyler, John Arthur}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Fellowes |first1=Edmund Horace |title=A roll of the descendants living or lately living in January, 1911, of Richard Garth, of Morden Park, County Surrey ... and of Mary, his wife .. |date=1911 |page=17 |url=https://archive.org/details/rollofdescendant00byufell/page/17/mode/1up}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Marlborough College |title=Marlborough College Register: From 1843 to 1879 Inclusive. With Alphabetical Index |date=1880 |publisher=R. Clay, sons, and Taylor |page=194 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-wcOAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA194 |language=en}}</ref> |
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He was born in 1856 and educated at [[Marlborough College]] and [[Exeter College, Oxford]], being subsequently [[Call to the bar|called to the Bar]] at the [[Inner Temple]], though he has never practised in his profession. He has had a great deal to do with the organisation of political Associations. For some years he acted as honorary secretary of Christchurch (Hampshire) Conservative Association. After succeeding to the [[Windlesham]] property at the death of his uncle Fyler accepted the office of Conservative agent in the Chertsey Division in 1898. In March 1903 Fyler, who was regarded as "a keen sportsman and a [[Freemason]],"<ref name="EPG"/> was elected as MP for Chertsey.<ref name="EPG">{{cite news |title=THE CHERTSEY ELECTION|work=Exeter and Plymouth Gazette |date=28 March 1903|accessdate=23 May 2015 |url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000510/19030328/079/0006| publisher = [[British Newspaper Archive]]|subscription=yes}}</ref> |
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Fyler was admitted to the [[Inner Temple]] in 1875, and [[called to the Bar]] there in 1879.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Shaw |first1=Charles |title=The Inns of Court Calendar: A Record of the Members of the English Bar, Their Inns of Court |date=1877 |publisher=Butterworths |page=298 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BaMchgO9lhkC&pg=PA298 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Times">{{cite news|title=CALLED TO THE BAR|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15516050/fyler_called_to_the_bar/|newspaper= The Times|date=26 June 1879|page=10|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = December 2, 2017 }} {{free access}}</ref> Initially, he went the Western circuit.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Foster |first1=Joseph |title=Men-at-the-bar: A Biographical Hand-list of the Members of the Various Inns of Court, Including Her Majesty's Judges, Etc |date=1885 |publisher=author |page=169 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FWkNAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA169 |language=en}}</ref> After a time he ceased to practise.<ref name="Election">{{cite news |title=Chertsey Election: Unionist Victory: The New Member |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001112/19030328/118/0009 |work=Daily Telegraph & Courier (London) |date=28 March 1903|page=9}}</ref> He resided from 1887 to 1896 at Burwood Glen, [[Bournemouth]], left to him by his aunt.<ref name="Post">{{cite news |title=Mr J. A. Tyler's Affairs |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000174/19040729/193/0009 |work=Morning Post |date=29 July 1904|page=9}}</ref> For some years, Fyler acted as honorary secretary of the [[Christchurch, Hampshire]] Conservative Association. |
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| ⚫ | Fyler was made bankrupt in May |
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Fyler succeeded to the Woodlands estate, [[Windlesham]], in 1897, after the death of his uncle, the Rev. James Fyler, and that of his mother; and began to live there.<ref name="Election"/><ref name="Post"/> He accepted the office of Conservative agent in the {{constlk|Chertsey}} constituency in 1898.<ref name="EPG">{{cite news |title=THE CHERTSEY ELECTION|work=Exeter and Plymouth Gazette |date=28 March 1903|accessdate=23 May 2015 |url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000510/19030328/079/0006| publisher = [[British Newspaper Archive]]|url-access=subscription }}</ref> |
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In March 1903, at a [[1903 Chertsey by-election|by-election]] caused by the death of [[Henry Leigh-Bennett]], Fyler, who was regarded as "a keen sportsman and a [[Freemason]]," was elected as Unionist M.P. for Chertsey. The defeated Liberal candidate was [[Hubert Harry Longman]].<ref name="Election"/><ref name="EPG"/> |
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| ⚫ | Fyler was made bankrupt in May 1904, with liabilities of £22,279, and stepped down as M.P. The deficiency was partly explained by [[London Stock Exchange|Stock Exchange]] losses, £14,000; betting losses, £1,000; interest borrowed money, £3.404; and expenses for his Parliamentary election, £1,043.<ref name="YEP">{{cite news |title=A DIVIDEND OF ONLY FOURPENCE IN THE POUND|work=[[Yorkshire Evening Post]] |date=21 January 1909|accessdate=23 May 2015 |url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000273/19090121/170/0006| publisher = [[British Newspaper Archive]]|url-access=subscription }}</ref> At the hearing, he said he had visited race tracks since his time at Oxford, and the betting losses might be a higher proportion.<ref name="Post"/> |
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Fyler died at home, Montague Villa, William Street, [[Bognor Regis]], on 17 March 1929. The funeral was on 20 March, at St John's Church; he was buried in the cemetery.<ref>{{cite news |title=Loss to the Scouts |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001973/19290322/167/0010 |work=Hampshire Telegraph |date=22 March 1929|page=10}}</ref> |
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==Personal life== |
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Fyler married in 1888 Caroline Norah Hambrough, daughter of Albert John Hambrough (died 1861), of Steephill Castle, Isle of Wight.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Burke |first1=Bernard |title=A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain & Ireland |date=1894 |publisher=Harrison |isbn=978-0-394-48726-7 |page=726 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=93M-AQAAIAAJ&pg=PA726 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{alox2|title=Hambrough, Albert John}}</ref> She died in 1915. In 1916, Fyler married Anstice Drake, daughter of Francis Drake of Bognor Regis.<ref name="Kelly"/> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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| title = [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Chertsey (UK Parliament constituency)|Chertsey]] |
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| years = [[Chertsey by-election |
| years = [[1903 Chertsey by-election|1903]]–[[1904 Chertsey by-election|1904]] |
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| before = [[Henry Currie Leigh-Bennett]] |
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| after = [[George Bingham, 5th Earl of Lucan|Lord George Charles Bingham]] |
| after = [[George Bingham, 5th Earl of Lucan|Lord George Charles Bingham]] |
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Latest revision as of 03:41, 10 November 2023
John Arthur Fyler (1856 – 1929) was an English politician, Conservative Member of Parliament 1903–04 for the English constituency of Chertsey.[1]
Biography
[edit]He was the son of the Rev. Frederick Fyler of Ewelme and his wife Charlotte Fane, daughter of John Fane (1775–1850). He was educated at Marlborough College and matriculated at Exeter College, Oxford in 1874, graduating B.A. in 1878.[2][3][4]
Fyler was admitted to the Inner Temple in 1875, and called to the Bar there in 1879.[5][6] Initially, he went the Western circuit.[7] After a time he ceased to practise.[8] He resided from 1887 to 1896 at Burwood Glen, Bournemouth, left to him by his aunt.[9] For some years, Fyler acted as honorary secretary of the Christchurch, Hampshire Conservative Association.
Fyler succeeded to the Woodlands estate, Windlesham, in 1897, after the death of his uncle, the Rev. James Fyler, and that of his mother; and began to live there.[8][9] He accepted the office of Conservative agent in the Chertsey constituency in 1898.[10]
In March 1903, at a by-election caused by the death of Henry Leigh-Bennett, Fyler, who was regarded as "a keen sportsman and a Freemason," was elected as Unionist M.P. for Chertsey. The defeated Liberal candidate was Hubert Harry Longman.[8][10]
Fyler was made bankrupt in May 1904, with liabilities of £22,279, and stepped down as M.P. The deficiency was partly explained by Stock Exchange losses, £14,000; betting losses, £1,000; interest borrowed money, £3.404; and expenses for his Parliamentary election, £1,043.[11] At the hearing, he said he had visited race tracks since his time at Oxford, and the betting losses might be a higher proportion.[9]
Fyler died at home, Montague Villa, William Street, Bognor Regis, on 17 March 1929. The funeral was on 20 March, at St John's Church; he was buried in the cemetery.[12]
Personal life
[edit]Fyler married in 1888 Caroline Norah Hambrough, daughter of Albert John Hambrough (died 1861), of Steephill Castle, Isle of Wight.[13][14] She died in 1915. In 1916, Fyler married Anstice Drake, daughter of Francis Drake of Bognor Regis.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Kelly's Handbook to the Titled, Landed & Official Classes. Kelly's Directories. 1921. p. 675.
- ^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
- ^ Fellowes, Edmund Horace (1911). A roll of the descendants living or lately living in January, 1911, of Richard Garth, of Morden Park, County Surrey ... and of Mary, his wife . p. 17.
- ^ Marlborough College (1880). Marlborough College Register: From 1843 to 1879 Inclusive. With Alphabetical Index. R. Clay, sons, and Taylor. p. 194.
- ^ Shaw, Charles (1877). The Inns of Court Calendar: A Record of the Members of the English Bar, Their Inns of Court. Butterworths. p. 298.
- ^ "CALLED TO THE BAR". The Times. 26 June 1879. p. 10. Retrieved 2 December 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Foster, Joseph (1885). Men-at-the-bar: A Biographical Hand-list of the Members of the Various Inns of Court, Including Her Majesty's Judges, Etc. author. p. 169.
- ^ a b c "Chertsey Election: Unionist Victory: The New Member". Daily Telegraph & Courier (London). 28 March 1903. p. 9.
- ^ a b c "Mr J. A. Tyler's Affairs". Morning Post. 29 July 1904. p. 9.
- ^ a b "THE CHERTSEY ELECTION". Exeter and Plymouth Gazette. British Newspaper Archive. 28 March 1903. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
- ^ "A DIVIDEND OF ONLY FOURPENCE IN THE POUND". Yorkshire Evening Post. British Newspaper Archive. 21 January 1909. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
- ^ "Loss to the Scouts". Hampshire Telegraph. 22 March 1929. p. 10.
- ^ Burke, Bernard (1894). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain & Ireland. Harrison. p. 726. ISBN 978-0-394-48726-7.
- ^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.