Arthur Duckworth
George Arthur Victor Duckworth (3 January 1901 – 14 November 1986),[1] known as Arthur Duckworth, was a British Conservative Party politician.
He was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Shrewsbury at the 1929 general election.[2] He was re-elected in 1931[3] and 1935,[4] and held the seat until he retired from the House of Commons at the 1945 election.[5]
In 1936, he won 7th place in the ballot for private member's bills,[6] and proposed to bring forward a Medical and Surgical Appliances (Advertisement) Bill.[6]
He announced in April 1945 that he would not stand again at the next election.[7]
Personal life
Duckworth married Alice Frances Hammond, a fifth-generation descendant of Cornelius Vanderbilt, in March 1927.[8] The couple were divorced in February 1945, on the grounds of his wife's adultery in New York.[8]
References
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 3)
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33508. p. 4113. 21 June 1929. Retrieved 10 November 2010.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33769. p. 7143. 6 November 1931. Retrieved 10 November 2010.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 34223. p. 7503. 26 November 1935. Retrieved 10 November 2010.
- ↑ Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 452. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- 1 2 "Commons Ballot Private Members' Bills, Variety Of Subjects". The Times. London. 6 February 1936. pp. 14, col G.
- ↑ Thatcher, Margaret (10 December 1981). "Speech to the Shrewsbury Beaconsfield Club (centenary dinner)". Margaret Thatcher Foundation. Retrieved 10 November 2010.
- 1 2 "M.P. Granted Decree Nisi". The Times. London. 17 February 1945. pp. 2, col D.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Arthur Duckworth
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Viscount Sandon |
Member of Parliament for Shrewsbury 1929 – 1945 |
Succeeded by John Langford-Holt |