Arthur Soames (politician)

Soames studied architecture under Sir Arthur Blomfield who was an Associate of the Royal Academy.

[2] He was adopted as the Radical candidate for Ipswich at the 1892 general election and fought the seat, without success, in 1895.

However he got his opportunity to enter Parliament at a by-election in the constituency of South Norfolk held on 12 May 1898.

His Unionist opponent, Sancroft Holmes received 3,295 giving a very healthy Liberal majority of 1,330.

[1] Soames decided not to contest his seat again at the 1918 general election, by that time aged 66 years.