[3] In 1899, the North Westmoreland Liberal Association invited Rigg to contest the Appleby division of Westmorland, which had been held by Conservative Sir Joseph Savory since 1892.

However, Rigg resigned from the Liberal party in November 1904, citing his agreement with the Conservative government on many key issues.

Rigg claimed that the "ruffianism" of Liberals angry at his defection of the party had made him ill, and he went to an unnamed continental health resort to recover.

195–215 Andrew Connell, 'The Strange Case of Mr Rigg' Journal of Liberal History 60 (Autumn 2008), pp.

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