George Holloway (politician)
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George Holloway was a British Conservative
Member of Parliament
representing Stroud
who was elected to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom on 10 July 1886.
, (1895-1892)
Of Farm Hill, Stroud
Gloucestershire, clothing manufacturer, was once the largest employer in Stroud. He was an MP, a J.P. a social reformer and the man who brought sewing machines and ready-to-wear clothing to England. Other achievements include the founding of the Mid-Gloucester Working Men's Benefit Society, which by 1888 had grown to 3,500 members. This society became later known as the Original Holloway Benefit Society, and it was the first of many similar societies throughout the UK.
George founded The Original Holloway Friendly Society Limited in 1880 and was the first to offer disability insurance in the UK. He was a great social reformer and the Society had no trouble enticing new members as the contract intended to replace lost earnings arising from illness or injury whilst at the same time building up a cash sum at the chosen retirement age.
In an effort to put his theory into practice especially for the good of the working man, he established the Mid-Glos working mens Benefit society, which is now The Original Holloway Society with branches nationwide. By paying a suggested seven old pence (2.5p) per week, members could ensure sickness benefit of at least five shillings (25p) a week and a lump sum on retirement at 65. His agricultural interests led to the formation of the Cottage Building Society, whereby a tenant could buy his £150 six bedroom cottage by paying monthly instalments of £8 10s. the payments decreasing each year.
He was an agriculturalist with a 1000 acre farm at Temple Guiting in North Gloucestershire, he gave generously to Stroud and the local Hospital, School of Art, the Church and the Library.
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representing Stroud
Stroud (UK Parliament constituency)
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who was elected to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom on 10 July 1886.
George Holloway
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, (1895-1892)
Of Farm Hill, Stroud
Stroud
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Gloucestershire, clothing manufacturer, was once the largest employer in Stroud. He was an MP, a J.P. a social reformer and the man who brought sewing machines and ready-to-wear clothing to England. Other achievements include the founding of the Mid-Gloucester Working Men's Benefit Society, which by 1888 had grown to 3,500 members. This society became later known as the Original Holloway Benefit Society, and it was the first of many similar societies throughout the UK.
George Holloway Statue
His statue stands in the town of Stroud Glos. and was completed in 1894 by T R Essex.George founded The Original Holloway Friendly Society Limited in 1880 and was the first to offer disability insurance in the UK. He was a great social reformer and the Society had no trouble enticing new members as the contract intended to replace lost earnings arising from illness or injury whilst at the same time building up a cash sum at the chosen retirement age.
George Holloway Book
In his book Civilisation, Taxation and Representation Or Man's Social Position, Fiscal Responsibility, and Political Rights, Defined in Accordance with Natural (1864) he states "It is one of the fixed laws of nature that the civilisation resulting from accumulating wealth is an inheritance common to all.: everyone shares it!" He explains that if wealth is land, it must be cultivated, merchandise be distributed, machinery worked and money invested, - in mines, bridges and railways.In an effort to put his theory into practice especially for the good of the working man, he established the Mid-Glos working mens Benefit society, which is now The Original Holloway Society with branches nationwide. By paying a suggested seven old pence (2.5p) per week, members could ensure sickness benefit of at least five shillings (25p) a week and a lump sum on retirement at 65. His agricultural interests led to the formation of the Cottage Building Society, whereby a tenant could buy his £150 six bedroom cottage by paying monthly instalments of £8 10s. the payments decreasing each year.
He was an agriculturalist with a 1000 acre farm at Temple Guiting in North Gloucestershire, he gave generously to Stroud and the local Hospital, School of Art, the Church and the Library.