Background
Born Arthur Levy, a son of Joseph Levy, of Leicester.
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Arthur Lever
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He was educated at University College School and privately.
Career
In 1900, they had a son, Tresham Joseph Philip Lever. Beatrice died in 1917. He assumed the surname of Lever in lieu of Levy by deed poll in 1896 and by Royal licence in 1911.
He joined the army.
He served with the 2nd V.B. Royal Fusiliers. He reached the rank of Major before retiring.
Following the outbreak of war in 1914, he was re-commissioned. He served in the European War as a Major in the 2/1st Battalion London Regiment of the Royal Fusiliers.
He then moved to serve on the Headquarters’ Staff, Southern Command, with rank of Colonel.
He was Deputy Director of Recruiting for South-Eastern Region in 1917. He served as a Justice of the Peace in Essex. In 1906 he was appointed to the Royal Commission on Coast Erosion and Afforestation, serving until 1911.
He lost his Harwich seat to the Conservatives at the January 1910 General Election.
At the December 1910 General Election he stood unsuccessfully at Wolverhampton South. In 1911 he was made a Baronet, of Hans Crescent in Chelsea.
He was returned to the House of Commons at the 1922 general election as National Liberal Member of Parliament for Hackney Central,
He stood down at the 1923 general election. Election results.
Membership
28th United Kingdom Parliament. 32nd United Kingdom Parliament]
Lever was elected Member of Parliament (Member of Parliament) for Harwich in 1906. He was a Member of the London War Pensions Committee.
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Nationality
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Political Party
Liberal party