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Sir William Arthur Mount

by Walter Stoneman
bromide print, 1921
image size: 150 mm x 112 mm
Commissioned, 1921
Photographs Collection
NPG x67607

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  • Walter Stoneman (1876-1958), Photographer. Artist or producer associated with 18527 portraits, Sitter in 8 portraits.

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Current affairs

Marie Stopes, campaigner for women's rights and pioneer of family planning, opens her first clinic in London, offering a free service to married women. While Stopes's forthright and open-minded attitudes have helped to change opinion about family planning and sex, her opinions on eugenics have been criticised and are now out-of-step with current thinking.

Art and science

British-born star of Hollywood Charlie Chaplin visits London where he is greeted by thousands. In 1921 Chaplain made his film, The Kid, which told the story of a tramp who finds an abandoned baby in an alley and decides to look after him. The portrayal of poverty in the film drew on Chaplain's own experiences of growing up in a working class family in London.

International

The Anglo-Irish Treaty partitions Ireland into the Irish Free State (later the Republic of Ireland) and Northern Ireland. The Irish Free State was granted independence, while six of the Northern counties of Ulster decided to remain part of Britain. The treaty came into effect in 1922.

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Brian Sylvester

06 August 2018, 17:55

Sir William Arthur Mount, 1st Baronet CBE

3 August 1866 – 8 December 1930

* Called to the Bar by the Inner Temple in 1893
* After his father stepped down in 1900 was elected Newbury’s MP
* Defeated in 1906 general election by Liberal opponent
* In January 1910 general election stood again and regained seat
* Resigned in 1922
* Created a Baronet in 1921 Birthday Honours
* Deputy Lieutenant and Magistrate for Berkshire
* Chairman of Berkshire County Council in 1926
* Died whilst out hunting with the South Berks Hounds 1930, aged 64.
* He is great-grandfather of David Cameron.
Initiated into Loyal Berkshire Lodge of Hope (Freemasons) No. 574 on 1st November, 1910
Passed 7th February, 1911: Raised 12th May, 1911