Leslie Renton

He served with the South African Light Horse in the Second Boer War (despatches, medal and three clasps).

Following his return to the United Kingdom he was appointed Major in the Northamptonshire Yeomanry on 5 March 1902.

[4] In 1908 he opposed the Liberal Government's Licensing Bill, being one of the speakers to address a large demonstration in Hyde Park.

[5] He opposed the Liberal Government's House of Lord's reform proposals, considering them to be 'meddling'.

[6] Instead of trying to defend his seat under his new label he switched to contest Reading in January 1910 but was unable to unseat the Liberal MP.