Jonathan Samuel

In 1892, he married Hannah Exley the daughter of Joshua Mellor from Huddersfield.

[3] He was active in local politics in Stockton-on-Tees being Mayor of the town in 1894–95 [4] and again in 1902.

[3] From 1910 until his death in 1917 he was an Alderman of Durham County Council and a member of the Tees Conservancy Board.

[5] However, he did contest the constituency again in January 1910 when he re-gained it from the Conservatives with a majority of 1,113.

[3] He held the seat at the general election of December 1910 but his majority fell to 670 votes.