ton ▁in ▁Lanc ash ire ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁November ▁ 1 9 1 2 . ▁Bol ton ▁returned ▁two ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁to ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁elected ▁by ▁the ▁first ▁past ▁the ▁post ▁voting ▁system . ▁ ▁V ac ancy ▁George ▁Har wood ▁had ▁been ▁Liberal ▁MP ▁for ▁the ▁seat ▁of ▁Bol ton ▁since ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 5 ▁general ▁election . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 2 , ▁the ▁seat ▁became ▁vac ant ▁when ▁he ▁died ▁on ▁ 7 ▁November ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 6 7 . ▁ ▁Elect oral ▁history ▁At ▁the ▁previous ▁general ▁election ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 1 0 , ▁the ▁two ▁members ▁elected ▁were ▁George ▁Har wood ▁for ▁the ▁Liber als ▁and ▁A . ▁H . ▁Gill ▁for ▁the ▁Labour ▁Party . ▁There ▁had ▁been ▁an ▁arrangement ▁between ▁the ▁Labour ▁and ▁Liberal ▁parties ▁in ▁this ▁seat ▁since ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁election ▁when ▁Gill ▁was ▁first ▁returned . ▁ ▁C andid ates ▁Bol ton ▁Liber als ▁chose ▁ 6 1 - year - old ▁Thomas ▁Taylor ▁as ▁their ▁candidate ▁to ▁defend ▁the ▁seat . ▁Taylor ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Bol ton , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁a ▁corn ▁merchant ▁and ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁the ▁Bol ton ▁Church ▁Institute . ▁He ▁was ▁app r entic ed ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 5 ▁years ▁to ▁a ▁firm ▁of ▁cot ton ▁manufact ur ers ▁- ▁the ▁st ap le ▁industry ▁of ▁Bol