# Levi Collison

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{{Short description|British politician (1875–1965)}}
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'''Levi Collison''' (28 December 1875 – 22 October 1965) was an English art publisher and printer and [Liberal](/source/Liberal_Party_(UK)) [Member of Parliament](/source/Member_of_Parliament_(United_Kingdom)).

==Private life==
Levi Collison was born in [Preston, Lancashire](/source/Preston%2C_Lancashire), and educated at private schools. He married and had two sons and two daughters.<ref name="auto">''Who was Who'', OUP 2007</ref> In 1925, Collison was described as a country gentleman from [St Annes on Sea](/source/Lytham_St_Annes). At that time he resided at Barton Grange, [Barton](/source/Barton%2C_Preston) near Preston and he lived there until 1943 when the house was requisitioned by the [War Office](/source/War_Office) as a mess for the [Women's Auxiliary Air Force](/source/Women's_Auxiliary_Air_Force).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.content4reprint.com/recreation-and-leisure/travel/destinations/barton-grange-hotel-and-venue-preston-uk.htm|title=Loading...|website=Content4reprint.com|access-date=30 October 2021}}</ref>

==Career==
By profession, Collison was a printer and publisher of art books and founded his own company, Collison's Ltd, of which he was Chairman and managing director.<ref>''The Times'', 17 May 1909, p15</ref> He also had other business interests. He was a trustee of Preston Savings Bank and a chairman of a number of companies.<ref name="auto"/> Collison also served as a [Justice of the Peace](/source/Justice_of_the_Peace).<ref>[http://www.lantern.lancashire.gov.uk/local_resources/2804/254950.html] {{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

==Politics==
=== Penrith and Cockermouth by-election===
In 1921, Collison was selected as Liberal candidate for the [by-election](/source/1921_Penrith_and_Cockermouth_by-election) in [Penrith and Cockermouth](/source/Penrith_and_Cockermouth_(UK_Parliament_constituency)) caused by the resignation of the sitting [Coalition Conservative](/source/Conservative_Party_(UK)) MP and [Speaker of the House of Commons](/source/Speaker_of_the_House_of_Commons_(United_Kingdom)), [James Lowther](/source/James_Lowther%2C_1st_Viscount_Ullswater). In a tight contest, Collison just failed to gain the seat for the Independent [Asquithian](/source/H_H_Asquith) Liberals, losing by 31 votes.<ref>F W S Craig, ''British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949''; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow, 1949 p316</ref>

===1922-1923===
Collison fought the Penrith and Cockermouth seat again at the [1922 general election](/source/1922_United_Kingdom_general_election). In another straight fight and facing the same [Tory](/source/Tory) candidate as he had at the by-election, Major-General [Cecil Lowther](/source/Cecil_Lowther), Collison gained the seat by a majority of 378. However, at the [general election of 1923](/source/1923_United_Kingdom_general_election) he was unable to hold his seat, losing to the new Conservative candidate Arthur Dixey.<ref>F W S Craig, p316</ref>

===Liberal National===
He did not stand for Parliament again but retained his link with Liberal politics holding the office of Chairman<ref>''The Times'', 8 June 1929, p14</ref> and President <ref>''The Times'', 23 July 1929, p14</ref> of the Preston Liberal Association. However, in the crisis which overtook the Liberal Party after the formation of the [National Government](/source/National_Government_(United_Kingdom)) in 1931, Collison associated himself with the [Liberal National](/source/National_Liberal_Party_(UK%2C_1931)) group led by [Sir John Simon](/source/Sir_John_Simon). He was a founder member of the Liberal National Council in July 1932<ref>''The Times'', 11 July 1932, p12</ref> and later held the office of President of Preston Liberal Nationals.<ref>''The Times'', 4 November 1936, p8</ref>

==Death==
Collison died on 22 October 1965, aged 90.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Pcommons1.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=8 February 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101231171753/http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Pcommons1.htm |archive-date=31 December 2010 |url-status=usurped |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==
* {{Hansard-contribs | mr-levi-collison | Levi Collison }}

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  | title  = [Member of Parliament](/source/Member_of_Parliament_(United_Kingdom)) for [Penrith and Cockermouth](/source/Penrith_and_Cockermouth_(UK_Parliament_constituency))
  | years  = [1922](/source/1922_United_Kingdom_general_election)–[1923](/source/1923_United_Kingdom_general_election)
  | before = [Cecil Lowther](/source/Cecil_Lowther)
  | after  = [Arthur Dixey](/source/Arthur_Dixey)
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Category:1875 births
Category:1965 deaths
Category:Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
Category:UK MPs 1922–1923
Category:National Liberal Party (UK, 1931) politicians
Category:Politics of Cumbria
Category:Politicians from Preston, Lancashire
Category:People from Lytham St Annes
Category:Businesspeople from Preston, Lancashire

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