Arthur Black (Liberal politician)

[2] He was educated there before entering into business as a lace manufacturer in 1888,[3] he later became a director of Turney Brothers and of the Sceptre Life Association.

[2] He first stood for Parliament unsuccessfully at the 1900 general election in the Doncaster division of the West Riding of Yorkshire, losing to the sitting Conservative MP by a margin of 2.8% of the votes.

[12] Black spoke out in 1930 against a proposal by the Labour Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Snowden, to end the duty on imported lace.

[13] Although describing himself as a free trader, Black said that the end of the duty would be a "serious matter" for both workers and investors in the industry.

He denied that the duty had led to higher prices, in the United Kingdom, saying that keen competition in the domestic market had prevented this.