Alfred Billson

Who was Alfred Billson?

Sir Alfred Billson was a Liberal Party politician in the United Kingdom.

Born in Leicester, he was fifth son of William Billson. He was admitted a solicitor in 1860, and moved to Liverpool, where he became partner in the law firm of Oliver Jones, Billson, and Company. He became a J.P. for the city, and was active in local Liberal politics as secretary of South West Lancashire Liberal Association from 1866 to 1884, and of Liverpool's Liberal Association.

Billson was elected as Member of Parliament for three different constituencies: from 1892 to 1895 for Barnstaple in Devon, from a by-election in 1897 to the 1900 General Election for Halifax in West Yorkshire, and from 1906, until his death in 1907, for North West Staffordshire, after defeating a Conservative Member in the 'Liberal landslide' General Election. He had also unsuccessfully contested East Bradford in 1896.

Billson married in 1862 Lilla, daughter of John Baines of Leicester, and had one son and three daughters.