William Johnson Galloway

William Johnson Galloway (October 5, 1868 - January 28, 1931) was a British businessman and conservative politician. Galloway was born on October 5, 1868, in Sale, Cheshire, and was the only son of John Galloway, JP. He was educated at Wellington College and Trinity Hall, Cambridge. He settled in Old Trafford, near Manchester, and became a partner at W & J Galloway & Sons, an urban boiler engineer, and manufacturer. He was active in the Conservative Party in Manchester and ran for the party in the Southeast or Warwickshire Rugby Division in the 1892 general election. In 1895, he was elected to parliament from the southwest of Manchester. He held his seat until the general election of 1906 when he was defeated by an opponent of the Labor Party. Galloway was a lieutenant in his own Yemeni Duke of Lancaster, and later became an honorary colonel of the East Lancashire Royal Engineer, a volunteer unit (later part of the Territorial Forces). During the First World War, he worked at the headquarters of the quartermaster, and also held positions in the Ministry of Information and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 1903, he was elected director of the Great East Railway Company, becoming chairman of the Locomotive Committee. When the GER was merged with the London and Northeast Railways, Galloway became director and chairman of the Shipping Company and Continental Committee, a post he held until his death on January 28, 1931, at the age of 62. In addition to his Manchester performance, Galloway also supported houses in London and at Skype (or Skype) Hall, Otley, Yorkshire. He has also been the director of Blackpool Lane and Carnforth Hematite Iron Company.