Joseph Compton-Rickett

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Sir Joseph Compton-Rickett, DL PC (13 February 1847 – 30 July 1919), was a British Liberal Party politician. He was also an industrialist (until 1902), lay preacher, and writer. He wrote poetry and fiction, as well as on such topics as popular philosophy. He sometimes wrote under the pseudonym Maurice Baxter.^[1]

Background

He was born in London as Joseph Rickett, the eldest son of Joseph Rickett, of East Hoathly. He was educated at King Edward VI School, Bath. In 1868 he married Catharine Sarah Gamble (1847–1933). They had ten children.^[2] There were four sons and four daughters living when he died in 1919.^[3] He was knighted on 24 December 1907.^[4] He assumed by Royal licence the additional surname of Compton in 1908.

In 1911 he was appointed to the Privy Council.^[5]

Professional career

He was in business and interested in various commercial undertakings.^[2] In 1902, he retired from the chairmanship of several coal trade companies to devote himself to his political career.^[5]

Political career

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Sir Joseph Compton-Rickett in 1919

He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Scarborough from 1895–1906. He had gained the seat from the Conservatives in 1895 and held it in the 1900 election. In early 1903 he announced his intention to step down as a candidate in this constituency at the next election, stating that he ′desired a constituency in which his attention will not be distracted by local controversies from the political and social problems which keep him in public office.′^[6] He was then Member of Parliament for Osgoldcross from 1906–1918. In 1906 he re-gained the seat that had been Independent Liberal since 1899. He held office in the Coalition Government of David Lloyd George as Paymaster General from 1916 to 1919. In 1917 he served as a Charity Commissioner.^[5]

He was Member of Parliament for the Pontefract constituency that largely absorbed Osgoldcross from 1918 until his death aged 72 the following year.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". For the execution of his will, Sir Joseph's eldest son, Arthur Compton-Rickett, was appointed the public trustee.^[3]

Electoral record

General election 1906: Osgoldcross^[7]
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	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Joseph Rickett	8,482	66.1
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Granville Wheler	4,358	33.9	Script error: No such module "String".
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General election January 1910: Osgoldcross ^[7]
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	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Joseph Compton-Rickett	9,517	66.3
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Gerald de la Pryme Hargreaves	4,840	33.7
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General election December 1910: Osgoldcross^[7]
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	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Joseph Compton-Rickett	8,518	66.2	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Malcolm Campbell-Johnston	4,347	33.8	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			4,171	32.4	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout				70.4	Script error: No such module "String".
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Pontefract General Election, 1918^[8]
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	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Joseph Compton-Rickett	8,561	62.9
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Isaac Burns	5,047	37.1
Majority			3514	25.8	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout				45.6	Script error: No such module "String".
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References

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↑ ^a ^b ^c 'COMPTON-RICKETT, Rt Hon. Sir Joseph', Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2015; online edn, Oxford University Press (April 2014)]; accessed 5 May 2017.
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↑ F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow, 1949 p520

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