Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p William Robert Raynes was born on 26 January 1871 at Chasetown, Staffordshire,England.He was the son of Derbyshire-born Henry Eley Raynes and Phebe Raynes.The family moved many times during William's childhood and he was educated at ninedifferent schools in nine different parts of the country.The family moved to Osmaston, then outside the Borough of Derby in 1883.William's first job, after leaving school at the age of 13, was with the local Co-operative Society.Later he became a painter and decorator, living at 13 Commerce Street in nearby Alvaston.In October 1911 he was selected to be the Labour party candidate for Osmaston Ward when a by-election was called following the untimely death of Councillor Edwin Goldsmith.As the winning candidate in the by-election, he became Derby's first Labour councillor.As one of he longest serving members of the council, he was nominated as the town's first Labour mayor in 1921 without opposition from the other parties.He was a Member of Parliament for Derby from 6 December 1923 to 29 October 1924and again between 1929 and 1931 but his greatest work was in local government.He moved to 85 Empress Road, Rose Hill around 1930 and was by then a Justice of the Peace.Alderman Raynes instigated many local projects including the Riverlands scheme in 1929, the 1932 flood prevention scheme and the Outer Ring Road.The Riverlands scheme involved straightening and clearing the tortuous course of the River Derwent downstream of Derby. . }
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- William_Robert_Raynes comment "William Robert Raynes was born on 26 January 1871 at Chasetown, Staffordshire,England.He was the son of Derbyshire-born Henry Eley Raynes and Phebe Raynes.The family moved many times during William's childhood and he was educated at ninedifferent schools in nine different parts of the country.The family moved to Osmaston, then outside the Borough of Derby in 1883.William's first job, after leaving school at the age of 13, was with the local Co-operative Society.Later he became a painter and decorator, living at 13 Commerce Street in nearby Alvaston.In October 1911 he was selected to be the Labour party candidate for Osmaston Ward when a by-election was called following the untimely death of Councillor Edwin Goldsmith.As the winning candidate in the by-election, he became Derby's first Labour councillor.As one of he longest serving members of the council, he was nominated as the town's first Labour mayor in 1921 without opposition from the other parties.He was a Member of Parliament for Derby from 6 December 1923 to 29 October 1924and again between 1929 and 1931 but his greatest work was in local government.He moved to 85 Empress Road, Rose Hill around 1930 and was by then a Justice of the Peace.Alderman Raynes instigated many local projects including the Riverlands scheme in 1929, the 1932 flood prevention scheme and the Outer Ring Road.The Riverlands scheme involved straightening and clearing the tortuous course of the River Derwent downstream of Derby. ".