George Sampson Elliston
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Captain George Sampson Elliston MC
(27 July 1875, Ipswich
– 21 February 1954) was Conservative
Member of Parliament
(MP) for Blackburn
from 1931 to 1945.
Ellison was educated at Ayerst Hall, Cambridge and Pembroke College, Cambridge
. He was called to the Bar from Lincoln's Inn
in 1901. However, he subsequently became a doctor by profession and served with the Royal Army Medical Corps
during and after the First World War.
First elected MP for Blackburn in 1931, Ellison was re-elected in 1935
but lost his seat in the Labour landslide of 1945.
Military Cross
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(27 July 1875, Ipswich
Ipswich
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– 21 February 1954) was Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
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Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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(MP) for Blackburn
Blackburn (UK Parliament constituency)
Blackburn is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The town currently elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election. It has elected Labour MPs since its re-creation in 1955.-Boundaries:The constituency...
from 1931 to 1945.
Ellison was educated at Ayerst Hall, Cambridge and Pembroke College, Cambridge
Pembroke College, Cambridge
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. He was called to the Bar from Lincoln's Inn
Lincoln's Inn
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in 1901. However, he subsequently became a doctor by profession and served with the Royal Army Medical Corps
Royal Army Medical Corps
The Royal Army Medical Corps is a specialist corps in the British Army which provides medical services to all British Army personnel and their families in war and in peace...
during and after the First World War.
First elected MP for Blackburn in 1931, Ellison was re-elected in 1935
United Kingdom general election, 1935
The United Kingdom general election held on 14 November 1935 resulted in a large, though reduced, majority for the National Government now led by Conservative Stanley Baldwin. The greatest number of MPs, as before, were Conservative, while the National Liberal vote held steady...
but lost his seat in the Labour landslide of 1945.
United Kingdom general election, 1945
The United Kingdom general election of 1945 was a general election held on 5 July 1945, with polls in some constituencies delayed until 12 July and in Nelson and Colne until 19 July, due to local wakes weeks. The results were counted and declared on 26 July, due in part to the time it took to...