Percy Holden Illingworth

March 19, 1869 (age 45)

Bradford

He served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury under H. H. Asquith between 1912 and 1915. He was called to the Bar, Inner Temple, in 1894. He later served in the Second Boer War. In 1906 Illingworth was returned to Parliament for Shipley, and served as Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Chief Secretary for Ireland (James Bryce and Augustine Birrell respectively) from 1906 to 1910. From February 1910 to April 1912, he was a Junior Lord of the Treasury under H. H. Asquith. In 1912 Asquith appointed him Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury, a post he held until his sudden death in early 1915. He had been nominated to the Privy Council but died before he could be sworn in. Illingworth married Mary Mackenzie Coats (b 1883), daughter of George Coats, of Staneley, Renfrewshire, on 16 January 1907, at Paisley. They had three sons. He died suddenly in January 1915 due to food poisoning from a bad oyster, aged only 45.

Percy Holden Illingworth

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Member of Parliament

Background

Illingworth was the third and youngest son of Henry Illingworth, of Bradford, a member of an old Yorkshire family, and his wife Mary, daughter of Sir Isaac Holden, 1st Baronet.

Education

He was educated at Jesus College, Cambridge, where he played rugby for the university, winning two sporting "Blues" in The Varsity Matches of 1889 and 1890.

Career

He served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury under H. H. Asquith between 1912 and 1915. He was called to the Bar, Inner Temple, in 1894. He later served in the Second Boer War.

In 1906 Illingworth was returned to Parliament for Shipley, and served as Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Chief Secretary for Ireland (James Bryce and Augustine Birrell respectively) from 1906 to 1910.

From February 1910 to April 1912, he was a Junior Lord of the Treasury under H. H. Asquith. In 1912 Asquith appointed him Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury, a post he held until his sudden death in early 1915.

He had been nominated to the Privy Council but died before he could be sworn in. Illingworth married Mary Mackenzie Coats (b 1883), daughter of George Coats, of Staneley, Renfrewshire, on 16 January 1907, at Paisley.

They had three sons. He died suddenly in January 1915 due to food poisoning from a bad oyster, aged only 45.

Politics

Liberal.

Membership

28th United Kingdom Parliament. 29th United Kingdom Parliament. 30th United Kingdom Parliament.

Connections

Spouse 1907, May, cl. of late George Coats of Staneley, Paisley.

Father:: Henry Illingworth
Spouse:: May

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