Levi Collison

Levi Collison (28 December 1875 – 22 October 1965) was an English art publisher and printer and Liberal Member of Parliament.

[4] In 1921, Collison was selected as Liberal candidate for the by-election in Penrith and Cockermouth caused by the resignation of the sitting Coalition Conservative MP and Speaker of the House of Commons, James Lowther.

In a tight contest, Collison just failed to gain the seat for the Independent Asquithian Liberals, losing by 31 votes.

In another straight fight and facing the same Tory candidate as he had at the by-election, Major-General Cecil Lowther, Collison gained the seat by a majority of 378.

However, at the general election of 1923 he was unable to hold his seat, losing to the new Conservative candidate Arthur Dixey.