Background
STANLEY, Albert was born in 1863.
STANLEY, Albert was born in 1863.
Studied at Primitive Methodist Sunday School.
In 1877 at the age of 15 he became Secretary of his local Young Liberal Association. He was elected to Staffordshire County Council from its conception and sat until his death. He was twice approached by the Liberal Party to stand for parliament but declined.
However on a third occasion in 1907 he accepted and was elected at the North West Staffordshire by-election, 1907.
He was opposed to the miners affiliating to the Labour Party. When in 1909 the Miners Federation of Great Britain voted to affiliate, although a lifelong Liberal, he agreed to seek re-election as a Labour Party candidate.
He was returned to the House of Commons again at the December 1910 general election, and died in office in 1915, aged 52.
28th United Kingdom Parliament. 29th United Kingdom Parliament. 30th United Kingdom Parliament]
In 1894 he was a founding member of the Midlands Liberal Federation.
He sat as Member of Parliament (Member of Parliament) for North West Staffordshire and was often described as a Liberal–Labour politician.
