John Spear

Politician

1848 – 1921

8

Who was John Spear?

John Ward Spear was a British Liberal Unionist politician.

He was elected at the 1900 general election as Member of Parliament for the Tavistock division of Devon, with a majority of only 15 votes. He was defeated at in 1906 by his Liberal Party predecessor Hugh Luttrell, but cut Luttrell's majority in January 1910 and defeated him at the December 1910 general election. He did not contest the 1918 general election, and retired from Parliament.

We need you!

Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!

Born
1848
Died
Apr 27, 1921

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

Citation

Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"John Spear." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 7 May 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/biography/john-spear/m/09v28hc>.

Discuss this John Spear biography with the community:

0 Comments

    Browse Biographies.net