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Mr Watson Rutherford is a former MP for Liverpool Edge Hill.

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Former MP for Liverpool Edge Hill

Entered the House of Commons on 20 January 1903 — unknown

Left the House of Commons on 15 February 1923 — unknown

Also represented Liverpool, West Derby

Future MPs in this constituency

• John Hayes
• John Rutherford
• Alexander Critchley
• Richard Clitherow
• Arthur Irvine
• David Alton

Recent appearances

• Orders of the Day — Finance Bill.: New Clause. — (Super-tax on undistributed income of certain companies.) 27 Jun 1922

  I make no apology for intervening in the Debate on this question, though it is quite true it has occupied all the time since the ordinary business commenced. It is an exceedingly important matter. If the business community are to understand, that between now and the Report stage, the whole of this Clause will be recast and will be put in an entirely different shape, then, of course, it is...

• Orders of the Day — LAW OF PROPERTY BILL [Lords].: Clause 78. — (Relief against forfeiture of leases on assignment, etc., and as to powers to distrain.) 14 Jun 1922

  I think this is a most extraordinary Amendment. Clause 78 purports to repeal amongst other things, Section 14 of the Conveyancing Act of 1881, and then we are to have added at the end of the repeal Clause that the repeal is not to operate in certain conditions. I think, if it had been intrended—and it probably is intended—that where there has been a transfer of a leasehold to a limited...

• Orders of the Day — LAW OF PROPERTY BILL [Lords].: Clause 78. — (Relief against forfeiture of leases on assignment, etc., and as to powers to distrain.) 14 Jun 1922

  I was not arguing against the meaning and effect of what was clearly intended to be done, but against the very confusing way in which this Amendment was expressed.

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