▁British ▁Method ist ▁Union ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 2 , ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁newly ▁un ited ▁church ' s ▁conference . ▁He ▁remained ▁in ▁the ▁active ▁work ▁of ▁the ▁min istry ▁as ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁London ▁South - West ▁Method ist ▁District ▁until ▁he ▁was ▁ 9 4 . ▁ ▁L idget t ▁was ▁active ▁in ▁London ▁politics ▁for ▁much ▁of ▁his ▁career . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁an ▁al der man ▁of ▁the ▁London ▁County ▁Council , ▁and ▁was ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁Progress ive ▁Party ▁on ▁the ▁Council ▁from ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 2 8 . ▁He ▁was ▁prominent ▁on ▁the ▁L CC ▁Education ▁Committee . ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁a ▁Comp an ion ▁of ▁Hon our ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3 . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁L idget t ▁was ▁a ▁grand son ▁of ▁Wes ley an ▁Rev . ▁John ▁Scott ▁( 1 7 9 2 – 1 8 6 8 ), ▁a ▁founder ▁and ▁first ▁Princi pal ▁of ▁West min ster ▁Training ▁College . ▁ ▁L idget t ▁married ▁Em m eline ▁Dav ies ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 4 . ▁They ▁had ▁a ▁son ▁( John ▁C uth bert ▁L idget t , ▁b . 1 8 8 5 , ▁killed ▁in ▁action ▁ 1 9 1 8 ) ▁and ▁a ▁daughter ▁( L ett ice ▁Mary ▁L idget t , ▁b . 1 8 8 7 , ▁m . ▁Ger ald ▁H . ▁Dav y ▁ 1 9 1 1