Cyril Entwistle
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Major Sir Cyril Fullard Entwistle MC KC (23 September 1887 – 9 July 1974) was a Liberal Party politician in the United Kingdom. He later defected to the Conservative Party. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1918 to 1924 and from 1931 to 1945.
At the 1918 general election, he was elected as Liberal MP for Hull South West, and held the seat until he stood down at the 1924 general election. He then devoted himself to the law and business and after joining the Conservatives in 1926 he unsuccessfully contested Bolton at the 1929 general election. He won the seat as a Tory in 1931, and held it until his defeat in the Labour Party landslide at the 1945 election.
He was knighted in 1937, "for political and public services".[1]
[edit] References
- ^ London Gazette: no. 34365, page 688, 29 January 1937. Retrieved on 2007-11-21.
[edit] References
- Craig, F. W. S. [1969] (1983). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949, 3rd edition, Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by new constituency |
Member of Parliament for Hull South West 1918–1924 |
Succeeded by Herbert Brent Grotrian |
| Preceded by Michael Brothers and Albert Law |
Member of Parliament for Bolton with Sir John Haslam, to 1940; Sir Edward Cadogan, from 1940 1931–1945 |
Succeeded by John Lewis and John Henry Jones |

