Constantine Scaramanga-Ralli
Constantine Scaramanga-Ralli JP (17 July 1854 – 17 March 1934), was a British Liberal Party politician and author.
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Background
He was born in London as Constantine Ralli the eldest son of Pandeli Constantine Ralli and Harriet Ralli. He was educated at Harrow School and Brasenose College, Oxford. On 8 August 1910 his name was legally changed to Constantine Scaramanga-Ralli by Royal Licence.[why?] He married Julia Townsend Lawrence, of Long Island, New York (USA). They had one son and one daughter.[1]
Professional career
He was in the banking business for many years. He was an ardent advocate of compulsory military training, and an author of articles on this and kindred subjects in leading military journals and the magazines.[2]
He was a Life Governor of the Brompton Hospital for Consumption and Diseases of the Chest. He was a Justice of the Peace in Hampshire. He was Vice-President of the Allotments and Small Holdings Association of England.[3]
Political career
He was Liberal candidate for the Isle of Wight Division of Hampshire at the December 1910 General Election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Douglas Bernard Hall | 7,192 | 50.8 | -0.2 | |
| Liberal | Constantine Scaramanga-Ralli | 6,969 | 49.2 | +0.2 | |
| Turnout | 14,161 | 88.7 | -2.3 | ||
| Majority | 223 | 1.6 | -0.4 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -0.2 | |||
In addition to standing as a parliamentary candidate, he stood as a candidate in 1913 for election to the London County Council for the Liberal backed Progressive Party;
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Municipal Reform |  James William Domoney |
7,321 | |||
| Municipal Reform | Hon. Gilbert Johnstone |
7,279 | |||
| Municipal Reform | William Henry Pannell |
7,245 | |||
| Municipal Reform | Herbert Stuart Sankey |
7,206 | |||
| Progressive | Hon. Fitzroy Hemphill | 1,708 | |||
| Progressive | Constantine Scaramanga-Ralli | 1,647 | |||
| Progressive | Dr S. Miall | 1,644 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Municipal Reform hold | Swing | ||||
Publications[6]
- Vanessa, 1904
- Plutocracy, 1907
- The Wisdom of the Serpent
- The Succession
- The Strange Story of Falconer Thring
- The Missing Monarch, 1907
- Julian Steele, 1908
- The Tyranny of Honour, 1911
External links
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References
- ↑ 'SCARAMANGA-RALLI, Constantine', Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2007; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007 accessed 18 February 2014
- ↑ ‘SCARAMANGA-RALLI, Constantine’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2007; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007 accessed 18 February 2014
- ↑ 'SCARAMANGA-RALLI, Constantine', Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2007; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007 accessed 18 February 2014
- ↑ British parliamentary election results 1885–1918, Craig, F.W.S.
- ↑ London Municipal Notes, 1913
- ↑ ‘SCARAMANGA-RALLI, Constantine’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2007; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007 accessed 18 Feb 2014
