John Arthur Fyler

John Arthur Fyler Esq., B.A. (Berkshire, 1855 – West Sussex, 17 March 1929)[1] was a Conservative Member of Parliament from 1903 and 1904 for the English constituency of Chertsey.

Biography

He was born in 1856 and educated at Marlborough College and Exeter College, Oxford, being subsequently called to the Bar at the Inner Temple,[2] though he has never practiced in his profession. He has had a great deal to do with the organization of political Associations. For some years he acted as honorary secretary of the 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,"[3] was elected as MP for Chertsey.[3]

Fyler was made bankrupt in May, 1904, with liabilities £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.[4]

References
  1. Findagrave.com
  2. "CALLED TO THE BAR". The Times. 26 June 1879. p. 10. Retrieved 2 December 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "THE CHERTSEY ELECTION". Exeter and Plymouth Gazette. British Newspaper Archive. 28 March 1903. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  4. "A DIVIDEND OF ONLY FOURPENCE IN THE POUND". Yorkshire Evening Post. British Newspaper Archive. 21 January 1909. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Henry Currie Leigh-Bennett		 Member of Parliament for Chertsey
1903–1904		 Succeeded by
Lord George Charles Bingham
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