it was built. He was a leading figure in the UMFC denomination. In 1894 he was made president of the Annual Assembly. As a layman he was one of only two to be given this honour. He was the first Rochdale mayor to observe 'Mayoral Sunday' and on Sunday 13 November 1892 he and the Corporation attended the morning service at St Chad's Parish Church and in the evening at Castlemere UMFC. References External links 1840 births 1915 deaths Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1895–1900 UK MPs 1906–1910 Knights Bachelor People from Rochdale People from Haslingden Mayors of Rochdale Members of Lancashire County Council British grocers British newspaper publishers (people) English Methodists Textile workers Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Stockport 19th-century English businesspeople pl:James Duckworth