List of members of London County Council 1889–1919
Councillors 1898–1907
In 1904 the London School Board was abolished, and its responsibilities were transferred to the county council. At the 1904 election a number of outgoing school board members were elected as councillors.

List of members of London County Council 1889–1919

Section Title: Councillors 1898–1907
Table Section Text: In 1904 the London School Board was abolished, and its responsibilities were transferred to the county council. At the 1904 election a number of outgoing school board members were elected as councillors.

Electoral division	Elected 3 March 1898	Party	Elected 2 March 1901	Party	Elected 5 March 1904	Party

City of London	Sir Joseph Cockfield Dimsdale	Moderate	Herbert Stuart Sankey	Moderate	Herbert Stuart Sankey	Moderate

Duke of Leeds (resigned 13 March 1899) Lord Alexander Thynne (elected unopposed 27 March 1899)	Moderate	Alderman Frederick Prat Alliston	Moderate	Alderman Frederick Prat Alliston	Moderate

Benjamin Louis Cohen MP	Moderate	Alfred Louis Cohen (died 4 December 1903. Seat remained vacant until March 1904)	Moderate	Sir Thomas Henry Brooke-Hitching	Moderate

Henry Clarke	Moderate	Henry Clarke	Moderate	Hon Rupert Guinness	Moderate

Battersea and Clapham (Battersea)	John Burns	Progressive	John Burns	Progressive	John Burns MP	Progressive

William J Davies	Progressive	William J Davies	Progressive	William J Davies	Progressive

Battersea and Clapham (Clapham)	Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur Rotton	Moderate	Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur Rotton	Moderate	Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur Rotton	Moderate

Thomas Lorimer Corbett	Moderate	Thomas Penn Gaskell	Moderate	Thomas Penn Gaskell	Moderate

Bethnal Green North East	E A Cornwall	Progressive	E A Cornwall	Progressive	E A Cornwall	Progressive

Charles Freak	Labour Progressive	Edward Smith	Progressive	Edward Smith	Progressive

Bethnal Green South West	James Branch	Progressive	James Branch	Progressive	James Branch	Progressive

Benjamin Francis Conn Costelloe (died 22 December 1899) Thomas Wiles (elected unopposed at byelection 3 February 1900)	Progressive	Thomas Wiles	Progressive	Thomas Wiles	Progressive

Camberwell (Dulwich)	William Matthews (died 15 May 1899) Bryce Grant (by-election 29 May 1899)	Moderate	George Alexander Hardy	Progressive	George Alexander Hardy	Progressive

Captain Richard William Evelyn Middleton (resigned 15 May 1899) John Ratcliffe Cousins (by-election 29 May 1899)	Moderate	John Ratcliffe Cousins	Moderate	Thomas Gautrey (Member of abolished London School Board)	Progressive

Camberwell (North)	Richard Strong	Progressive	Richard Strong	Progressive	Reginald Bray (Member of abolished London School Board)	Progressive

Henry Robert Taylor	Labour Progressive	Henry Robert Taylor	Labour Progressive	Henry Robert Taylor	Labour Progressive

Camberwell (Peckham)	Frederick William Verney	Progressive	Frederick William Verney	Progressive	Frederick William Verney	Progressive

Charles Goddard Clarke	Progressive	Charles Goddard Clarke	Progressive	Charles Goddard Clarke	Progressive

Chelsea	James Jeffery	Progressive	James Jeffery	Progressive	James Jeffery	Progressive

Emslie John Horniman	Progressive	Emslie John Horniman	Progressive	Emslie John Horniman	Progressive

Deptford	Sidney Webb	Progressive	Sidney Webb	Progressive	Sidney Webb	Progressive

Robert Charles Phillimore	Progressive	Robert Charles Phillimore	Progressive	Robert Charles Phillimore	Progressive

Finsbury (Central)	Phillip John Rutland	Moderate	Hon. Fitzroy Hemphill	Progressive	Hon. Fitzroy Hemphill	Progressive

Richard Melvill Beachcroft	Moderate	Frank Smith (resigned 12 November 1901) Ramsay MacDonald (elected unopposed 30 November 1901)	Labour Progressive	Arthur Barnett Russell (Member of abolished London School Board)	Progressive

Finsbury (East)	Joseph Benson	Progressive	Joseph Benson	Progressive	Thomas Edmund Harvey	Progressive

Joseph Allen Baker	Progressive	Joseph Allen Baker	Progressive	Joseph Allen Baker	Progressive

Finsbury (Holborn)	James Farquharson Remnant	Moderate	Sir Henry William Bliss	Moderate	Sir Henry William Bliss	Moderate

Sir John Dickson-Poynder MP	Moderate	Captain George Swinton	Moderate	Captain George Swinton	Moderate

Fulham	Lord Wolverton	Moderate	Peter Lawson	Progressive	Peter Lawson (resigned 17 October 1905)	Progressive

Cyril Stephen Cobb (elected at by-election, 28 October 1905)

Edward George Easton	Moderate	Timothy Davies	Progressive	Timothy Davies	Progressive

Greenwich	John Peppercorn	Progressive	Frederick William Warmington	Progressive	Frederick William Warmington	Progressive

Richard Stephens Jackson	Progressive	Richard Stephens Jackson	Progressive	Richard Stephens Jackson	Progressive

Hackney (Central)	James Stuart MP	Progressive	Alfred James Shepheard	Progressive	Alfred James Shepheard	Progressive

Thomas McKinnon Wood	Progressive	Thomas McKinnon Wood	Progressive	Thomas McKinnon Wood	Progressive

Hackney (North)	Dr. Elijah Baxter Foreman	Moderate	John Edward Sears	Progressive	John Edward Sears	Progressive

George Lampard	Progressive	George Lampard	Progressive	George Lampard	Progressive

Hackney (South)	Alfred Smith	Progressive	Alfred Smith	Progressive	Alfred Smith	Progressive

Edmond Browne	Progressive	Edmond Browne	Progressive	Edmond Browne	Progressive

Hammersmith	William James Bull	Moderate	Jocelyn Brandon	Moderate	Jocelyn Brandon	Moderate

Edward Alfred Goulding MP	Moderate	Edward Collins	Moderate	Edward Collins	Moderate

Hampstead	John Samuel Fletcher	Moderate	John Samuel Fletcher	Moderate	John Thomas Taylor	Moderate

Edward Bond	Moderate	William Edward Mullins	Progressive	Nicholas Hanhart	Moderate

Islington East	Andrew Mitchell Torrance	Progressive	Andrew Mitchell Torrance	Progressive	Andrew Mitchell Torrance	Progressive

James Laughland	Progressive	James Laughland	Progressive	Arthur Augustus Thomas	Progressive

Islington North	Dr Thomas Bateman Napier	Progressive	Dr Thomas Bateman Napier	Progressive	Dr Thomas Bateman Napier	Progressive

William Coulson Parkinson	Progressive	William Coulson Parkinson	Progressive	William Coulson Parkinson	Progressive

Islington South	George Samuel Elliott	Independent Progressive	George Samuel Elliott	Moderate	George Dew¶	Progressive

Howell Jones Williams	Progressive	Howell Jones Williams	Progressive	Howell Jones Williams	Progressive

Islington West	George Heynes Radford	Progressive	George Heynes Radford	Progressive	George Heynes Radford	Progressive

William Goodman	Progressive	William Goodman	Progressive	William Goodman	Progressive

Kensington North	George Edmund Septimus Fryer	Moderate	Walter Pope	Progressive	Walter Pope	Progressive

James Biggs Porter	Moderate	Henry Lorenzo Jephson	Progressive	Henry Lorenzo Jephson	Progressive

Kensington South	Charles Hallyburton Campbell	Moderate	Charles Hallyburton Campbell	Moderate	Hon. F J N Thesiger (succeeded to title "Baron Chelmsford" 9 April 1905, resigned 17 October 1905 on appointment as Governor of Queensland) Charles Frederick Colvile (elected unopposed 28 October 1905)	Moderate

Richard Atkinson Robinson	Moderate	Richard Atkinson Robinson	Moderate	Richard Atkinson Robinson	Moderate

Lambeth (Brixton)	William Haydon	Moderate	Frederick Dolman	Progressive	Frederick Dolman	Progressive

Charles Jerome	Moderate	Lewen Sharp	Progressive	Lewen Sharp	Progressive

Lambeth (Kennington)	John Williams Benn	Progressive	John Williams Benn	Progressive	John Williams Benn	Progressive

Thomas Arthur Organ	Progressive	Stephen Collins	Progressive	Stephen Collins	Progressive

Lambeth (North)	Frank Smith	Progressive	Robert Williams	Progressive	Jabez Williams	Moderate

Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Ford	Progressive	William Wightman	Progressive	William Wightman (died 25 November 1905) Frank Briant (elected at by-election, 16 December 1905)	Progressive

Lambeth (Norwood)	Colonel Frederick Campbell	Moderate	Nathaniel William Hubbard¶	Progressive	Nathaniel William Hubbard	Progressive

Dr James White	Moderate	George Shrubsall	Progressive	George Shrubsall	Progressive

Lewisham	George Edward Dodson	Moderate	George Edward Dodson	Moderate	Hon. Arthur Lyulph Stanley	Progressive

Theophilus William Williams	Moderate	James William Cleland	Progressive	James William Cleland	Progressive

Marylebone East	Edmund Boulnois	Moderate	Walter Leaf	Independent	Lord Ludlow	Moderate

Sir Horace Farquhar	Moderate	Dr John Fletcher Little	Independent	W C Bridgeman (Member of abolished London School Board) (resigned 15 November 1904) Earl of Essex (elected 5 December 1904)	Moderate

Marylebone West	Earl of Hardwicke	Moderate	Lord Farquhar (resigned 9 July 1901)	Moderate	John Lewis	Progressive

John Lewis (elected 9 July 1901)

Edward White	Moderate	Edward White	Moderate	W Bailey	Moderate

Newington (Walworth)	Richard Parker	Progressive	Richard Parker	Progressive	Rev. Arthur William Jephson (Member of abolished London School Board) (resigned 1 May 1906) James Arthur Dawes (elected at by-election, 12 May 1906)	Progressive

Russell Spokes	Progressive	Russell Spokes	Progressive	Russell Spokes (died 22 April 1906) Charles Jesson (elected at by-election, 12 May 1906)	Progressive

Newington (West)	James Daniel Gilbert	Progressive	James Daniel Gilbert	Progressive	James Daniel Gilbert	Progressive

John Piggott	Progressive	John Piggott	Progressive	John Piggott	Progressive

Paddington (North)	William Urquhart	Moderate	Richard Melvill Beachcroft¶	Moderate	Richard Melvill Beachcroft	Moderate

Henry Percy Harris	Moderate	John Blackwood	Progressive	J Stephens	Moderate

Paddington (South)	Henry Andrade Harben	Moderate	Henry Andrade Harben	Moderate	Henry Andrade Harben	Moderate

Sir George David Harris	Moderate	Sir George David Harris (elevated to alderman 12 March 1901) Henry Percy Harris (elected unopposed 23 March 1901)	Moderate	Henry Percy Harris	Moderate

St George's Hanover Square	Robert Crawfurd Antrobus (elected alderman 15 March 1898) William Henry Christopher Payne (elected unopposed 26 March 1898)	Moderate	Hubert John Greenwood	Moderate	Hubert John Greenwood	Moderate

Colonel the Hon. Henry Charles Legge	Moderate	Sir John Dickson-Poynder MP	Moderate	Hon. Francis Dudley Leigh	Moderate

St Pancras (East)	Nathan Robinson	Progressive	Nathan Robinson (died 9 August 1902) Thomas Howell Williams Idris (elected 30 August 1902)	Progressive	Thomas Howell Williams Idris	Progressive

Frederick Purchese	Progressive	Thomas Arthur Organ	Progressive	Edmund Barnes (Member of abolished London School Board)	Moderate

St Pancras (North)	Thomas Howell Williams	Progressive	Herbert William Wrangham Wilberforce	Progressive	Dr R M Beaton	Progressive

David Sydney Waterlow	Progressive	David Sydney Waterlow	Progressive	David Sydney Waterlow	Progressive

St Pancras (South)	Sir John Hutton	Progressive	Major Frank Sheffield	Progressive	Major Houghton Gastrell	Moderate

Sir John Blundell Maple MP	Moderate	Henry Charles Somers Augustus Somerset	Progressive	Frank Goldsmith	Moderate

St Pancras (West)	Earl Carrington	Progressive	Earl Carrington	Progressive	Earl Carrington	Progressive

Dr William Job Collins	Progressive	Dr William Job Collins	Progressive	Sir William Job Collins	Progressive

Shoreditch (Haggerston)	George John Shaw-Lefevre	Progressive	James Stuart	Progressive	James Stuart	Progressive

Lord Monkswell	Progressive	Lord Monkswell	Progressive	Lord Monkswell	Progressive

Shoreditch (Hoxton)	Henry Ward	Progressive	Henry Ward	Progressive	Henry Ward	Progressive

Henry Taylor Sawell	Progressive	Edward Austin	Progressive	Graham Wallas (Member of abolished London School Board)	Progressive

Southwark (Bermondsey)	Dr George Joseph Cooper	Progressive	Dr George Joseph Cooper	Progressive	Dr George Joseph Cooper (resigned 27 February 1906) Alfred Salter (elected unopposed 10 March 1906)	Progressive

Joseph Thornton (resigned 1 June 1899) Arthur Acland Allen (elected unopposed 24 June 1899)	Progressive	Arthur Acland Allen	Progressive	Arthur Acland Allen	Progressive

Southwark (Rotherhithe)	Ambrose Pomeroy	Progressive	Ambrose Pomeroy	Progressive	Ambrose Pomeroy	Progressive

Harold Glanville	Progressive	Harold Glanville	Progressive	Harold Glanville	Progressive

Southwark (West)	Thomas Hunter	Progressive	Thomas Hunter	Labour Progressive	Thomas Hunter	Progressive

Edric Bayley	Progressive	Edric Bayley	Progressive	Edric Bayley	Progressive

Strand	Walter Emden	Moderate	Walter Emden	Moderate	Lord Elcho	Moderate

Major Clifford Probyn	Moderate	Lieutenant-Colonel Clifford Probyn	Moderate	Lieutenant-Colonel Clifford Probyn	Moderate

Tower Hamlets (Bow and Bromley)	Ben Cooper	Labour Progressive	Ben Cooper	Labour Progressive	Ben Cooper	Labour Progressive

William Wallace Bruce	Labour Progressive	William Wallace Bruce	Labour Progressive	William Wallace Bruce	Labour Progressive

Tower Hamlets (Limehouse)	William Pearce	Progressive	William Byron Bawn	Progressive	William Byron Bawn	Progressive

Arthur Lewis Leon	Progressive	Arthur Lewis Leon	Progressive	Arthur Lewis Leon	Progressive

Tower Hamlets (Mile End)	Bertram Stuart Straus	Progressive	Bertram Stuart Straus	Progressive	Bertram Stuart Straus	Progressive

John Renwick Seager	Progressive	John Renwick Seager (resigned 11 March 1902)	Progressive	G J Warren	Progressive

Alfred Ordway Goodrich (elected at by-election, 24 March 1902)	Moderate

Tower Hamlets (Poplar)	Will Crooks	Labour Progressive	Will Crooks	Labour Progressive	Will Crooks MP	Labour Progressive

John McDougall	Progressive	John McDougall	Progressive	Sir John McDougall	Progressive

Tower Hamlets (St George's in the East)	Charles Barratt	Progressive	John Smith	Progressive	John Smith	Progressive

Christopher Balian (resigned following issue of warrant for his arrest 3 April 1900) John Ernest Matthews (elected unopposed 14 April 1900)	Progressive	George Foster	Moderate	Harry Gosling	Labour Progressive

Tower Hamlets (Stepney)	William Charles Steadman	Progressive	William Charles Steadman	Progressive	William Charles Steadman	Progressive

Walter Baldwyn Yates	Progressive	Alfred Thomas Williams	Moderate	Lord Malmesbury (resigned 7 March 1905) Alfred Ordway Goodrich (elected at 18 March 1905 by-election)	Moderate

Tower Hamlets (Whitechapel)	Harry Lawson Webster Levy-Lawson	Progressive	Harry Lawson Webster Levy-Lawson	Progressive	Henry Herman Gordon	Independent

William Cowlishaw Johnson	Progressive	William Cowlishaw Johnson	Progressive	William Cowlishaw Johnson	Progressive

Wandsworth	Earl of Dunraven (resigned 10 November 1899)	Moderate	Mark James Mayhew	Progressive	W Hunt	Moderate

Mark James Mayhew (elected at 25 November 1899 byelection)

Dr. George Blundell Longstaff	Moderate	Dr. George Blundell Longstaff	Moderate	William John Lancaster	Moderate

Westminster	Louis Henry Hayter	Moderate	Louis Henry Hayter	Moderate	Clement Young Sturge	Moderate

Reginald White Granville-Smith	Moderate	Reginald White Granville-Smith	Moderate	Reginald White Granville-Smith	Moderate

Woolwich	Colonel Edwin Hughes MP (resigned 6 February 1900) William James Squires (elected at by-election 24 February 1900)	Moderate	William James Squires	Moderate	L Jenkin Jones	Labour Progressive

Abel Penfold (died 5 February 1900) Hon. William Wellesley Peel MP (elected at by-election 24 February 1900)	Moderate	Hon. William Wellesley Peel MP	Moderate	F Chambers	Progressive

Sentence(s)

Frederick Dolman was re-elected in 1904.

final_sentence: Frederick Dolman was re-elected in 1904.