1909 Bermondsey by-election industry which was quite significant locally. In 1907 he became Mayor of Bermondsey. He was a supporter of Tariff Reform. Polling Day was fixed for the 28 October, just 21 days after the death of Cooper. There was a significant speech made by Chancellor of the Exchequer, David Lloyd George, at Limehouse on 30 July 1909 in which he outlined the proposals in the People's Budget. Since then, there had been no by-election in which to gauge public reaction to these proposals. The proposals therefore became central to the campaign. The Conservatives campaigned against the radicalism of the Liberals and
George Lloyd-Jacob 1918–21. He was called to the bar in 1893 and took silk in 1945. From 1937–45, Lloyd-Jacob served as junior counsel to the Board of Trade on patent matters. He was appointed to the High Court in January 1950 and was knighted by King George VI the next month. In 1967, in a 49-day patent case he was hearing, defendants Rolls-Royce – who were being sued over a dispute over engine patents – insured Lloyd-Jacob's life for £100,000 until the end of the case. He died unexpectedly in Surrey at age 72. George Lloyd-Jacob Hon. Sir George Harold Lloyd-Jacob (1