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Sir Norval Watson Helme ' -LRB- 22 September 1849 -- 6 March 1932 -RRB- was an English businessman and Liberal Party politician from Lancaster .. Liberal Party. Liberal Party ( UK ). Lancaster. Lancaster, Lancashire. He held a series of local political offices before winning a seat in the House of Commons in 1900 .. House of Commons. House of Commons of the United Kingdom. Helme was the son of James Helme , from Lancaster .. Lancaster. Lancaster, Lancashire. He was educated at the Lancaster Royal Grammar School , and entered his father 's business James Helme and Company , whose Halton Mills manufactured oilcloth , baize and leathercloth .. Lancaster. Lancaster, Lancashire. Lancaster Royal Grammar School. Lancaster Royal Grammar School. Halton Mills. Halton Mills. oilcloth. oilcloth. baize. baize. leathercloth. leathercloth. By 1900 he was the senior partner of the company .. He served for many years as a member of Lancaster City Council , becoming an alderman , and served as Mayor of Lancaster from 1896 to 1897 .. Lancaster. Lancaster, Lancashire. Lancaster City Council. Lancaster City Council. alderman. alderman. When Lancashire County Council was created in 1889 , he was elected to represent the city of Lancaster , and served on the County Council until at least 1900 , having been returned unopposed at each election .. Lancaster. Lancaster, Lancashire. Lancashire County Council. Lancashire County Council. At the 1900 general election Helme was elected as the Member of Parliament -LRB- MP -RRB- for the Lancaster division of Lancashire , defeating by only 44 votes the sitting Conservative MP William Henry Foster .. Lancaster. Lancaster, Lancashire. 1900 general election. United Kingdom general election, 1900. Member of Parliament. Member of Parliament. Lancaster division. Lancaster ( UK Parliament constituency ). Conservative. Conservative Party ( UK ). William Henry Foster. William Henry Foster ( Lancaster ). He was re-elected in 1906 with an increased majority of 884 votes -LRB- 7.2 % -RRB- over Foster , and held the seat at both the January and December elections in 1910 .. United Kingdom general election, 1906. January. United Kingdom general election, January 1910. He was knighted in July 1912 .. knighted. Knight Bachelor. However , at the 1918 , Helme did not receive the Coalition Coupon , and was defeated by the Coalition Conservative candidate Sir Archibald Hunter .. Conservative. Conservative Party ( UK ). United Kingdom general election, 1918. Coalition Coupon. Coalition Coupon. Coalition Conservative. Coalition Conservative. Sir Archibald Hunter. Archibald Hunter