Arthur Sherwell

Arthur James Sherwell (11 April 1863 – 13 January 1942) was a British Liberal Party politician and temperance campaigner.

Background He was born in London on 11 April 1863, the son of John Viney Sherwell, of Modbury, Devon. He was educated privately. He married in 1909, Amy Whadcoat of Bodiam, Sussex.

Career Prior to entering Parliament he was occupied in sociological and politico-economic studies and literary work. Most notably in connection with the Temperance movement with his friend Joseph Rowntree with whom he published a number of works; The Temperance Problem and Social Reform , Life in West London , British Gothenburg Experiments , The Drink Peril in Scotland , Public Control of the Liquor Trade , The Taxation of the Liquor Trade , The Russian Vodka Monopoly, State Purchase of the Liquor Trade , State Prohibition and Local Option. He travelled extensively, had been several times round the world, and had an intimate acquaintance with the United States and the British Dominions and Colonies. He served on various Government Committees and Commissions. He was a member of the Sociological Society.