. ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 1 ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁MP ▁for ▁Car nar v ons hire ▁and ▁held ▁the ▁seat ▁until ▁ 1 8 8 5 . ▁He ▁was ▁then ▁elected ▁MP ▁for ▁Ar fon ▁and ▁held ▁the ▁seat ▁until ▁ 1 8 9 5 . ▁ ▁R ath bone ▁was ▁closely ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁University ▁College ▁Liverpool ▁( 1 8 8 2 ), ▁which ▁later ▁became ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Liverpool , ▁found ing ▁a ▁Professor ship ▁in ▁English ▁with ▁his ▁two ▁brothers , ▁and ▁serving ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁college ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 2 . ▁He ▁also ▁played ▁an ▁important ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁College ▁of ▁North ▁Wales ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 4 , ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁president ▁from ▁ 1 8 9 1 . ▁He ▁was ▁made ▁Fre eman ▁of ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Liverpool ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁October ▁ 1 8 9 1 . ▁ ▁Works ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁▁ ▁R ath bone ▁married ▁first ly ▁Lu cret ia ▁W ain w right ▁G air ▁( c . 1 8 2 3 ▁– ▁ 2 7 ▁May ▁ 1 8 5 9 ), ▁daughter ▁of ▁Samuel ▁Still man ▁G air ▁of ▁Liverpool ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 7 . ▁They ▁had ▁five ▁children , ▁but ▁Lu cret ia ▁died ▁shortly ▁after ▁the ▁birth ▁of ▁the ▁fifth , ▁Ted , ▁who ▁was ▁d rown ed ▁in ▁a ▁sail ing ▁accident ▁on ▁Der w ent ▁water ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 6 .