Pierse Creagh Loftus (29 November 1877 – 20 January 1956)[1] was an Irish-born British businessman and Conservative Party politician.
[2] After working in South Africa for three years, where he served with the Maritzburg Defence Force in 1899, he returned to England; in 1902 he bought a share in Adnams Brewery, in Southwold, with his brother Jack.
This book included proposals for the indirect election of MPs by county councils, and suggestions of corporate representation.
The campaign was dominated by the issues facing Lowestoft's fishermen, who had suffered from the loss of Russia as a market for herring.
Loftus had a majority of 5.9%[7] over the Labour Party candidate, former Leyton West MP Reginald Sorensen, whom he beat by 1,920 votes.