John Sears

Sears was educated privately before being articled to C. Searle and S. Searle, architects, in 1872. At the same time he studied architecture at University College London and the Royal Academy Schools. He became a qualified architect in 1880 and was made a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1889. For several years he acted as editor of the annual Architect’s Compendium and Catalogue. He subsequently moved to Hendon in Middlesex, a northern suburb of London. He was a member of the Hendon School Board and a deacon of Hendon Baptist Church. In 1901 Sears was elected to the London County Council as a member of the majority Progressive Party representing Hackney North. The Progressives were allied to the parliamentary Liberal Party. He became the chairman of the council's Bridges and Housing Committees. He was re-elected in 1904. At the 1906 general election Sears was chosen by the Liberals to contest the constituency of Cheltenham. He served a single term in the Commons, and the Conservatives regained the Cheltenham seat at the next election in January 1910. He married Selina Marianne Read and they had one son. He died at his home in Teddington in January 1941 aged 83.

John Sears studied at University College London. The recorded working language is English. Places of work recorded in the authority are London. Positions recorded include member of the 28th Parliament of the United Kingdom and member of London County Council. Distinctions recorded are Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects.