Dudley Joel
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Dudley Jack Barnato Joel (26 April 1904 – 28 May 1941) was a British
businessman and Conservative Party
politician.
, he was the son of businessman Solomon Barnato Joel
and his wife Ellen (Nellie) Ridley and was married to Esme Oldham.
Heavily involved in Thoroughbred horse racing, in 1922 his father purchased Moulton Paddocks in Newmarket from the estate of Sir Ernest Cassel's
. On his father's death in 1931, Dudley Joel inherited the property.
In the 1931 general election
, Dudley Joel was elected as the Member of Parliament
(MP) for Dudley
. He was re-elected to Parliament in 1935 but with the outbreak of World War II
joined the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
and was killed in action in 1941 when the steam merchant
Registan was bombed by German
aircraft
off Cape Cornwall
.
Dudley Joel is buried in the family plot at the Willesden Jewish Cemetery
in London.
United Kingdom
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businessman and Conservative Party
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
politician.
Biography
Part of the wealthy and prominent Joel familyJoel family
The Joel family of England was headed by three brothers, Jack, Woolf and Solomon, who made a fortune in diamond and gold mining in South Africa...
, he was the son of businessman Solomon Barnato Joel
Solomon Joel
Solomon Barnato Joel was a South African financier and mining, brewing and railway magnate.-Career:Known as "Solly", he was born into a Jewish family, being one of three sons of Joel Joel , and Kate Isaacs, who was a sister of Barnett Isaacs, later to be called Barney Barnato...
and his wife Ellen (Nellie) Ridley and was married to Esme Oldham.
Heavily involved in Thoroughbred horse racing, in 1922 his father purchased Moulton Paddocks in Newmarket from the estate of Sir Ernest Cassel's
Ernest Cassel
Sir Ernest Joseph Cassel, GCB, GCMG, GCVO, PC was a German-born British merchant banker and capitalist.-Biography:...
. On his father's death in 1931, Dudley Joel inherited the property.
In the 1931 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1931
The United Kingdom general election on Tuesday 27 October 1931 was the last in the United Kingdom not held on a Thursday. It was also the last election, and the only one under universal suffrage, where one party received an absolute majority of the votes cast.The 1931 general election was the...
, Dudley Joel was elected as the Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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(MP) for Dudley
Dudley (UK Parliament constituency)
Dudley was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Dudley, which was historically in Worcestershire, before being transferred into Staffordshire in 1966 and since 1974 has been in the West Midlands....
. He was re-elected to Parliament in 1935 but with the outbreak of World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
joined the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Royal Naval Reserve
The Royal Naval Reserve is the volunteer reserve force of the Royal Navy in the United Kingdom. The present Royal Naval Reserve was formed in 1958 by merging the original Royal Naval Reserve and the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve , a reserve of civilian volunteers founded in 1903...
and was killed in action in 1941 when the steam merchant
Cargo ship
A cargo ship or freighter is any sort of ship or vessel that carries cargo, goods, and materials from one port to another. Thousands of cargo carriers ply the world's seas and oceans each year; they handle the bulk of international trade...
Registan was bombed by German
Germany
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aircraft
Aircraft
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off Cape Cornwall
Cape Cornwall
Cape Cornwall is a small headland in Cornwall, UK. It is four miles north of Land's End near the town of St Just. A cape is the point of land where two bodies of water meet and until the first Ordnance Survey, 200 years ago, it was thought that Cape Cornwall was the most westerly point in...
.
Dudley Joel is buried in the family plot at the Willesden Jewish Cemetery
Willesden Jewish Cemetery
Willesden Jewish Cemetery is a cemetery for Jews in Beaconsfield Road, Willesden, London Borough of Brent. It opened in 1873 on a site. More properly, it is the Willesden United Synagogue Cemetery.-Notable burials:...
in London.