Members of the new House of Commons: Mr. John Slagg (Manchester), 1880. 'Eldest son of late Mr. John Slagg, Council Anti-Corn-Law League, intimate friend of Cobden. Born 1841. Merchant in Manchester. Vice-President Chamber of Commerce. Married daughter of Major German, Sevenoaks, Kent. Received 24,958 votes, highest number ever polled anywhere at general election'. Slagg was director of the Suez Canal Company. From "Illustrated London News", 1880.
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