Malcolm McCorquodale, 1st Baron McCorquodale
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Malcolm Stewart McCorquodale, 1st Baron McCorquodale of Newton PC
(29 March 1901 – 25 September 1971) was a British
businessman and Conservative
politician.
, and the grandson of George McCorquodale, founder of McCorquodale printers. His mother was Constance Helena, daughter of Edmund Charles Burton. He was educated at Harrow
and Christ Church, Oxford
.
.
, McCorquodale was elected as Member of Parliament
(MP) for Sowerby
, and held the seat at the 1935 election
. in 1939 he was Parliamentary Private Secretary
(PPS) to the President of the Board of Trade, Oliver Stanley
. From 1940 to 1941 he fought in the Second World War as a Flight Lieutenant in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
. From 1942 to 1945 he was PPS to the Minister of Labour
, Ernest Bevin
. In the Labour Party
landslide at the 1945 general election
he lost his seat to Labour's John Belcher
. In the same year, he was appointed as a Privy Councillor
.
McCorquodale returned to the Parliament
in 1947, at a by-election
in Epsom, following the resignation of Conservative MP Sir Archibald Southby
. He retired from House of Commons at the 1955 general election
and in September 1955 he was elevated to the peerage
as Baron McCorquodale of Newton, of Newton-le-Willows in the County Palatine of Lancaster.
and widow of both Robert Brampton Gurdon and Alistair Monteith Gibb, in 1962. Lord McCorquodale died in September 1971, aged 70, when the barony became extinct. Lady McCorquodale died in 1979.
Privy Council of the United Kingdom
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(29 March 1901 – 25 September 1971) was a British
United Kingdom
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businessman and Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
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politician.
Background and education
McCorquodale was the son of Norman McCorquodale, of Winslow Hall, BuckinghamshireBuckinghamshire
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, and the grandson of George McCorquodale, founder of McCorquodale printers. His mother was Constance Helena, daughter of Edmund Charles Burton. He was educated at Harrow
Harrow School
Harrow School, commonly known simply as "Harrow", is an English independent school for boys situated in the town of Harrow, in north-west London.. The school is of worldwide renown. There is some evidence that there has been a school on the site since 1243 but the Harrow School we know today was...
and Christ Church, Oxford
Christ Church, Oxford
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.
Business career
McCorquodale was chairman of McCorquodale and Company Ltd, and a director of the Bank of ScotlandBank of Scotland
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.
Political career
At the 1931 general electionUnited 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...
, McCorquodale was elected as Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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(MP) for Sowerby
Sowerby (UK Parliament constituency)
Sowerby was a county constituency centred on the village of Sowerby in Calderdale, West Yorkshire. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.-History:...
, and held the seat at the 1935 election
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...
. in 1939 he was Parliamentary Private Secretary
Parliamentary Private Secretary
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(PPS) to the President of the Board of Trade, Oliver Stanley
Oliver Stanley
Oliver Frederick George Stanley MC, PC was a prominent British Conservative politician who held many ministerial posts before his early death when it was expected he would soon assume higher office....
. From 1940 to 1941 he fought in the Second World War as a Flight Lieutenant in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
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. From 1942 to 1945 he was PPS to the Minister of Labour
Secretary of State for Employment
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, Ernest Bevin
Ernest Bevin
Ernest Bevin was a British trade union leader and Labour politician. He served as general secretary of the powerful Transport and General Workers' Union from 1922 to 1945, as Minister of Labour in the war-time coalition government, and as Foreign Secretary in the post-war Labour Government.-Early...
. In the Labour Party
Labour Party (UK)
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landslide at the 1945 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1945
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he lost his seat to Labour's John Belcher
John Belcher (politician)
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. In the same year, he was appointed as a Privy Councillor
Privy Council of the United Kingdom
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.
McCorquodale returned to the Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
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in 1947, at a by-election
By-election
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in Epsom, following the resignation of Conservative MP Sir Archibald Southby
Sir Archibald Southby, 1st Baronet
Commander Sir Archibald Richard James Southby, 1st Baronet was an English Conservative Party politician.He served in the Royal Navy and, in the period following the First World War, took part in the demilitarization of Heligoland...
. He retired from House of Commons at the 1955 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1955
The 1955 United Kingdom general election was held on 26 May 1955, four years after the previous general election. It resulted in a substantially increased majority of 60 for the Conservative government under new leader and prime minister Sir Anthony Eden against Labour Party, now in their 20th year...
and in September 1955 he was elevated to the peerage
Hereditary peer
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as Baron McCorquodale of Newton, of Newton-le-Willows in the County Palatine of Lancaster.
Family
Lord McCorquodale married firstly Winifred Sophia Doris, daughter of James Oscar Max Clark, in 1931. They had two daughters. After her death in November 1960 he married secondly the Honourable Daisy Yoskul Consuelo, daughter of Weetman Pearson, 2nd Viscount CowdrayWeetman Pearson, 2nd Viscount Cowdray
Harold Miller Pearson, 2nd Viscount Cowdray DL , styled The Honourable Harold Pearson between 1910 and 1927, was a British peer Liberal Party politician.-Background:...
and widow of both Robert Brampton Gurdon and Alistair Monteith Gibb, in 1962. Lord McCorquodale died in September 1971, aged 70, when the barony became extinct. Lady McCorquodale died in 1979.