Peter Eckersley (cricketer)
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Peter Thorp Eckersley (2 July 1904–13 August 1940) was the captain of Lancashire County Cricket Club who retired for a career in politics as MP for Manchester Exchange. He was the fourth MP to be killed in World War II.
He died in 1940 in a flying accident near Eastleigh, Hampshire whilst serving with the Fleet Air Arm.
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| Preceded by Edward Brocklehurst Fielden |
Member of Parliament for Manchester Exchange 1935–1940 |
Succeeded by Thomas Henry Hewlett |
Categories: 1904 births | 1940 deaths | People from Lowton | English cricketers | Lancashire cricket captains | Aviators killed in aircraft crashes in the United Kingdom | Fleet Air Arm aviators | Royal Navy officers | Royal Navy personnel of World War II | British military personnel killed in World War II | Conservative MPs (UK) | Members of the United Kingdom Parliament for English constituencies | UK MPs 1935-1945
