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John Charles Durant (15 July 1846 – 14 December 1929) was an English printer and a Liberal politician. Durant was born at Fordingbridge, Hampshire,〔British Census 1881 RG11 0946/26 p2〕 the son of Christopher William Durant and his wife Sarah Coles. His father was an ironmonger of Epping, Essex. He was educated at British School, Fordingbridge, Hampshire. He began his career as a compositor and became a master printer He was a liberal and a "Christian Socialist" with an interest in land reform. He was an original founder of the Land Nationalisation Society, of the Land Restoration League, of the People's League, and the Democrat newspaper. He authored pamphlets on land and social questions.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Debrett's House of Commons )〕 In the 1885 general election, Durant was elected Member of Parliament for Stepney but lost the seat in the 1886 general election.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Leigh Rayment )〕 Durant died at the age of 83. Durant married Alice Johnson, of Ockley, Surrey in 1874. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John Charles Durant」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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