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Horatio Bottomley

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The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/September 17, 2016 by Brianboulton (talk) 16:27, 3 September 2016 (UTC)



Horatio William Bottomley ((1860–1933) was an English financier, journalist, newspaper proprietor, swindler, and Member of Parliament.  His public career came to an abrupt end when  in 1922  he was convicted of fraud and imprisoned. Brought up in an orphanage, Bottomley began  as an errand boy;   his industry enabled him, at 24, to found a publishing company through which he launched, among other titles, the Financial Times. As a financier  his methods often brought him into conflict with the law, but  by 1900 he had amassed a fortune  as a promoter of shares in dubious gold-mining companies. Bottomley entered parliament as a Liberal Party  MP in 1906, and founded John Bull magazine as a platform for his populist views. In 1912 he was declared bankrupt and forced to resign from parliament, but following the outbreak of war in 1914 he became a leading propagandist for the patriotic cause, and was tipped for government office. In 1918, having been discharged from bankruptcy, Bottomley re-entered parliament and launched his fraudulent "Victory Bonds" scheme which ultimately led to his conviction and imprisonment. Released in 1927,  he eked a living by lectures and  appearances in music halls, before his death in poverty.
 * Most recent similar article(s): Thorpe affair, August 3, 2016
 * Main editors: Brianboulton
 * Promoted: July 27, 2014
 * Reasons for nomination: We need nominations
 * Support as nominator. Brianboulton (talk) 18:58, 18 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Support Long enough between drinks, good candidate. Aoba47 (talk) 19:15, 30 August 2016 (UTC)