Arnold Gridley, 1st Baron Gridley
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Arnold Babb Gridley, 1st Baron Gridley KBE
(16 July 1878-27 July 1965), was a British
Conservative
Member of Parliament
(MP).
Gridley was the son of Edward Gridley of Abbey Dore in Herefordshire
. He worked as a consulting engineer but later turned to politics. In 1935 he was elected to the House of Commons for Stockport
, a seat he held until the constituency was abolished in 1950, and then represented Stockport South
from 1950 to 1955. The latter year he was raised to the peerage as Baron Gridley, of Stockport in the County Palatine
of Chester
.
Lord Gridley married Mabel, daughter of Oliver Hudson, in 1905. He died in July 1965, aged 87, and was succeeded in the barony by his eldest son Arnold.
Order of the British Empire
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(16 July 1878-27 July 1965), was a British
United Kingdom
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Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
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Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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(MP).
Gridley was the son of Edward Gridley of Abbey Dore in Herefordshire
Herefordshire
Herefordshire is a historic and ceremonial county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire" NUTS 2 region. It also forms a unitary district known as the...
. He worked as a consulting engineer but later turned to politics. In 1935 he was elected to the House of Commons for Stockport
Stockport (UK Parliament constituency)
Stockport is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:...
, a seat he held until the constituency was abolished in 1950, and then represented Stockport South
Stockport South (UK Parliament constituency)
Stockport South was a borough constituency which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1950 until 1983.-Members of Parliament:...
from 1950 to 1955. The latter year he was raised to the peerage as Baron Gridley, of Stockport in the County Palatine
Palatine
A palatine or palatinus is a high-level official attached to imperial or royal courts in Europe since Roman times...
of Chester
Chester
Chester is a city in Cheshire, England. Lying on the River Dee, close to the border with Wales, it is home to 77,040 inhabitants, and is the largest and most populous settlement of the wider unitary authority area of Cheshire West and Chester, which had a population of 328,100 according to the...
.
Lord Gridley married Mabel, daughter of Oliver Hudson, in 1905. He died in July 1965, aged 87, and was succeeded in the barony by his eldest son Arnold.