Prof. Maurice Alfred Gerothwol (13 February 1881 – 11 November 1941), was a British publicist who wrote on international affairs and Liberal Party politician.
Background
[edit]He was the son of B. S. Gerothwohl, city merchant and Stéphanie Vuillien. He was educated in Paris, Brussels and Heidelberg.[1]
Professional career
[edit]Hansard, records that Geraldine Hodgson and French language Professor Gerothwohl had published "grave reflections upon the administration of Bristol university" and these and the resignation of Prof. T. R. Glover, D.Litt as a representative, were raised in Parliament as a pretext for a Public Enquiry on 1 May 1913. The enquiry was not authorised[2] and Hodgson was dismissed in 1916.
He wrote numerous articles on foreign politics in the daily, weekly, and monthly press, on Education and French literature. He wrote numerous school and University French texts. He was Co-Editor of Lord D’Abernon’s Diary. He was London Diplomatic Correspondent to the Star and to Universal Service, USA.[3]
Political career
[edit]Gerothwol was twice an unsuccessful Liberal candidate for Parliament.
His first campaign was for the Leicester West division at the 1924 General Election. He had success questioning the Labour candidate on their policy of a capital levy. This endeared him to Unionists and one local ward association actually urged their supporters to vote for him.[4] However, the Labour candidate held on by just 737 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Frederick Pethick-Lawrence | 16,047 | 51.2 | +6.6 | |
| Liberal | Maurice Alfred Gerothwohl | 15,310 | 48.8 | +18.6 | |
| Majority | 737 | 2.4 | −12.0 | ||
| Turnout | 31,357 | 76.1 | +0.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 41,207 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | −6.0 | |||
He was then Liberal candidate for the Faversham division of Kent at the 1929 General Election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unionist | Adam Maitland | 16,219 | 41.3 | −5.6 | |
| Labour | Dudley Aman | 15,275 | 38.9 | +9.0 | |
| Liberal | Maurice Gerothwohl | 7,782 | 19.8 | −3.4 | |
| Majority | 944 | 2.4 | −14.6 | ||
| Turnout | 39,276 | 75.5 | +1.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 52,047 | ||||
| Unionist hold | Swing | −7.3 | |||
He did not stand for parliament again.[5]
Publications
[edit]- Nero in Modern Literature, 1905
- Chatterton, a play in four acts, 1909
Honours and awards
[edit]- Grand Officer of the Order of the Crown of Roumania
- Commander of the Star of Roumania
- Holy Redeemer of Greece
- Officer of the Crown of Belgium
- Order of the White Rose of Finland
- Knight of the Crown of Italy
References
[edit]- ^ ‘GEROTHWOHL, Prof. Maurice Alfred’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2014; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014; online edn, April 2014 accessed 2 Sept 2014
- ^ "House Of Commons - records". Hansard. 1 May 1913.
- ^ ‘GEROTHWOHL, Prof. Maurice Alfred’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2014; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014; online edn, April 2014 accessed 2 Sept 2014
- ^ "Leicester County And Borough." Times [London, England] 23 Oct. 1924: 8. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 2 Sept. 2014.
- ^ British parliamentary election results 1918-1949, Craig, F.W.S.
