▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Not ting ham ▁City ▁Council ▁for ▁St ▁Mary ' s ▁Ward , ▁serving ▁until ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁an ▁al der man ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 0 . ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁a ▁Justice ▁of ▁the ▁Peace ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 9 , ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁South ▁Not ting ham shire ▁Conserv ative ▁Association , ▁Vice - Ch air man ▁of ▁the ▁Not ting ham shire ▁Territ orial ▁Force ▁Association , ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Not ting ham ▁and ▁Not ting ham shire ▁Bank ing ▁Company , ▁of ▁the ▁Sand ia cre ▁and ▁St ap le ford ▁Water ▁Company , ▁of ▁the ▁Not ting ham ▁and ▁Derby shire ▁Electric ▁Power ▁Company ▁and ▁Bir ks ' ▁Man ufact uring ▁Company , ▁and ▁a ▁Trust ee ▁of ▁the ▁Not ting ham ▁Sav ings ▁Bank . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁Commission er ▁of ▁In come ▁Tax es . ▁Although ▁he ▁decl ined ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁Mayor ▁on ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁occasions , ▁he ▁was ▁kn ight ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁for ▁his ▁political ▁services . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁time ▁he ▁died , ▁un mar ried , ▁on ▁ 5 ▁December ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁McC ra ith ▁was ▁the ▁longest - ser ving ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Not ting ham ▁City ▁Council . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 4 7 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 1 9 ▁death s ▁Category : Con serv ative ▁Party ▁( UK ) ▁coun c ill ors ▁Category