Percy Lionel Edwin Rawlins

His Honour Percy Lionel Edwin Rawlins (14 April 1902 – 27 April 1977), was a British judge and Liberal Party politician.

Background

Rawlins was born the son of F.P.F.M. Rawlins, a Solicitor and F. Rawlins. He was educated at Highgate School and Selwyn College, Cambridge. In 1930 he married Katharine M.E. Fearnley-Sander. They had one son and one daughter.[1]

Professional career

Rawlins received a Call to Bar by Gray's Inn in 1926. He was President of the Gray's Inn Debating Society.[2] He was a County Court Judge from 1947–67. He was Circuit judge for No 36 (Berkshire, Gloucestershire & Oxfordshire) from 1962–67.[3]

Political career

Rawlins was Liberal candidate for the Streatham division at the 1929 General Election. Streatham was a safe Unionist seat where the Liberals had come second at the previous election in 1924. He increased the Liberal vote and reduced the Unionist majority. He did not stand for parliament again.[4]

Electoral record

General Election 1929: Streatham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	Sir William Lane-Mitchell	19,024	57.0	−11.5
	Liberal	Percy Lionel Edwin Rawlins	8,191	24.6	+6.9
	Labour	Fred Hughes	6,134	18.4	n/a
Majority			10,833	32.4	−18.4
Turnout
	Unionist hold		Swing	-9.2

References

1. 'RAWLINS, His Honour Percy Lionel Edwin', Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014; online edn, April 2014 accessed 6 April 2016
2. The Times House of Commons, 1929
3. 'RAWLINS, His Honour Percy Lionel Edwin', Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014; online edn, April 2014 accessed 6 April 2016
4. British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1983, FWS Craig