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'''Percy Alport Molteno''' (12 September 1861 – 19 September 1937) was a [[Cape Colony]]-born lawyer, businessman, philanthropist and politician who served as the [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]] [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Dumfriesshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Dumfriesshire]] from 1906 to 1918.<ref name=Cape>{{cite web|title=Selections from the correspondence of Percy Alport Molteno 1892-1914.| work=Van Riebeeck Society|url=http://www.vanriebeecksociety.co.za/docs/molteno.htm|accessdate=2009-10-15}}</ref><ref name=Hansard>{{cite web|title=Mr Percy Molteno| work=Hansard|url=http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/people/mr-percy-molteno|accessdate=2009-10-14}}</ref> |
'''Percy Alport Molteno''' (12 September 1861 – 19 September 1937) was a [[Cape Colony]]-born lawyer, businessman, philanthropist and politician who served as the [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]] [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Dumfriesshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Dumfriesshire]] from 1906 to 1918.<ref name=Cape>{{cite web|title=Selections from the correspondence of Percy Alport Molteno 1892-1914.| work=Van Riebeeck Society|url=http://www.vanriebeecksociety.co.za/docs/molteno.htm|accessdate=2009-10-15}}</ref><ref name=Hansard>{{cite web|title=Mr Percy Molteno| work=Hansard|url=http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/people/mr-percy-molteno|accessdate=2009-10-14}}</ref> |
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Molteno was born in the Cape Colony – his father, [[John Charles Molteno|Sir John Molteno]], later served as the |
Molteno was born in the Cape Colony – his father, [[John Charles Molteno|Sir John Molteno]], later served as the Cape's first Prime Minister – but, after training as a lawyer, moved to Britain as a young man to work for the shipping company of his father-in-law, [[Donald Currie|Sir Donald Currie]]. Molteno was a prolific letter-writer who corresponded with many of the leading political figures of the colony and was a staunch opponent of the [[Boer War]] within the British Liberal party. These views made him a divisive figure both inside and outside his own party: [[Henry Simpson Lunn]] reports fearing that his windows would be smashed if word got out that Molteno was present at his club, while [[Winston Churchill]] once refused to attend a dinner if he was to be sat next to him.<ref name=Lunn>{{cite book |title=Chapters from my Life |last=Lunn |first=Henry |authorlink=Henry Simpson Lunn |year=1918 |publisher=Gassell and Company |location=London |url=http://www.archive.org/stream/chaptersfrommyli00lunn/chaptersfrommyli00lunn_djvu.txt |accessdate=2009-10-15}}</ref> Molteno went on to enter the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] as the Member for Dumfriesshire in 1906.<ref name=Cape>{{cite web|title=Selections from the correspondence of Percy Alport Molteno 1892-1914.| work=Van Riebeeck Society|url=http://www.vanriebeecksociety.co.za/docs/molteno.htm|accessdate=2009-10-15}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 10:58, 14 April 2010
Percy Alport Molteno (12 September 1861 – 19 September 1937) was a Cape Colony-born lawyer, businessman, philanthropist and politician who served as the Liberal Member of Parliament for Dumfriesshire from 1906 to 1918.[1][2]
Molteno was born in the Cape Colony – his father, Sir John Molteno, later served as the Cape's first Prime Minister – but, after training as a lawyer, moved to Britain as a young man to work for the shipping company of his father-in-law, Sir Donald Currie. Molteno was a prolific letter-writer who corresponded with many of the leading political figures of the colony and was a staunch opponent of the Boer War within the British Liberal party. These views made him a divisive figure both inside and outside his own party: Henry Simpson Lunn reports fearing that his windows would be smashed if word got out that Molteno was present at his club, while Winston Churchill once refused to attend a dinner if he was to be sat next to him.[3] Molteno went on to enter the House of Commons as the Member for Dumfriesshire in 1906.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Selections from the correspondence of Percy Alport Molteno 1892-1914". Van Riebeeck Society. Retrieved 2009-10-15.
- ^ "Mr Percy Molteno". Hansard. Retrieved 2009-10-14.
- ^ Lunn, Henry (1918). Chapters from my Life. London: Gassell and Company. Retrieved 2009-10-15.
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