John Eales (British politician)
John Eales | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Birmingham Erdington | |
| In office 1931–1936 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Simmons |
| Succeeded by | John Allan Cecil Wright |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Frederick Eales 19 January 1881 Manchester, England, United Kingdom |
| Died | 8 June 1936 (aged 55) Whitby, England, United Kingdom |
| Political party | Conservative |
John Frederick Eales (19 January 1881 – 6 August 1936) was a British lawyer and Conservative Party politician who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1931 to 1936.[1]
Early life and legal career
He was born in Manchester, and was the son of William Eales of Luton. He served "articles" in a Luton solicitor's office, becoming a solicitor himself in 1904.[1] He became a partner in a law firm in Coventry in the following year.
He married Emily Randall of Luton in the same year; the couple had two daughters.[1] In 1910, he was called to the bar at the Middle Temple, and practiced on the Midland Circuit, with his Chambers in Birmingham.[1] As his practice grew, he moved to London in 1921. In 1928, he was appointed Recorder of Coventry and in 1934 Recorder of Nottingham. In 1929, he "took silk" to become a king's counsel.[1]
Member of Parliament
Eales was an active member of the Conservative Party, and had been involved in the party's campaigns in the Coventry and Nuneaton constituencies in the 1920s.[1] He was nominated to contest the 1931 general election at Birmingham Erdington.[2] The seat had been lost by the Conservatives in 1929, when C J Simmons of the Labour Party had been elected. Eales benefitted from a large swing against Labour, and regained the seat with a majority of nearly 19,000 votes.[3] At the next election four years later, he successfully defended the seat.[4][5]
Eales died suddenly from a heart attack while on holiday in Whitby, Yorkshire on 6 August 1936, aged 55.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Obituary. Mr. J. F. Eales, K.C., M.P. Recorder Of Nottingham". The Times. 7 August 1936. p. 12.
- ^ "The General Election: "The Times" List Of Candidates". The Times. 10 October 1931. p. 6.
- ^ "The General Election First Returns, Polling In The Boroughs". The Times. 28 October 1931. p. 6.
- ^ "The General Election: List Of Nominations". The Times. 5 November 1935. p. 8.
- ^ "The General Election First Returns, Polling In The Boroughs". The Times. 15 November 1935. p. 8.