Edgar Granville, Baron Granville of Eye
- Edgar Granville, Baron Granville of Eye
Edgar Louis Granville, Baron Granville of Eye (12 February 1898 – 14 February 1998) was a British politician.
Edgar Granville was educated at High Wycombe and in Australia, where he lived for some years. He served in World War I with the Australian Imperial Force in Gallipoli, Egypt and France.
Granville was elected as Liberal Member of Parliament for Eye in Suffolk in 1929. He played a wide role within the Liberal Party, chairing their Agricultural Group, as secretary of the Foreign Affairs Group and as vice-president of the Young Liberals. Becoming a Liberal National for the 1931, he served as Parliamentary Private Secretary to then Home Secretary, Sir Herbert Samuel, then to Sir John Simon, Foreign Secretary, in the National Governments of the 1930s.
Granville served in the Royal Artillery as a captain 1939–40. In 1942, he left the Liberal National s and became an Independent, rejoining the Liberals in 1945. He stood again in the 1945 as a Liberal, facing both Conservative and Labour opposition, but won by 949 votes. He won again in 1950 with an even smaller majority — 627 — but could not overcome the Conservatives in the 1951 election and lost his seat.
In 1952 Granville joined the Labour Party, and stood once again for Eye in 1955, losing by just 898 votes despite the fact that Labour had previously been a distant third. He was elevated to the House of Lords in 1967, made a life peer with the title Baron Granville of Eye, of Eye in the County of Suffolk. His year of birth is sometimes incorrectly given as 1899, but birth records have confirmed the actual year. He is one of the few peers to have celebrated their 100th birthday, although he died just two days later.
----Further reading
Entry by Dr Malcolm Baines in Dictionary of Liberal Biography, Brack et al (eds.), Politico's (1998)
----
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… … Universalium
List of Liberal Party (UK) MPs — This is a list of Liberal Party MPs. It includes all Members of Parliament elected to the British House of Commons representing the Liberal Party from 1924. Members of the Northern Ireland House of Commons or the European Parliament are not… … Wikipedia
Archie Macdonald — Archibald (Archie) James Florence Macdonald (2 May 1904–20 April 1983) was a Scottish Liberal later Conservative politician and businessman.Early life and careerMacdonald was born in Uniondale, Western Cape in South Africa. His father was of an… … Wikipedia
performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical. The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains … Universalium
English literature — Introduction the body of written works produced in the English language by inhabitants of the British Isles (including Ireland) from the 7th century to the present day. The major literatures written in English outside the British Isles are… … Universalium
List of baseball nicknames — Baseball nicknames have become an integral part of the sport s culture: In no sport are nicknames more pervasive than baseball. [1] This is a list of nicknames of Major League Baseball teams and players. It includes a complete list of nicknames… … Wikipedia
theatre, Western — ▪ art Introduction history of the Western theatre from its origins in pre Classical antiquity to the present. For a discussion of drama as a literary form, see dramatic literature and the articles on individual national literatures.… … Universalium
theatre — /thee euh teuhr, theeeu /, n. theater. * * * I Building or space in which performances are given before an audience. It contains an auditorium and stage. In ancient Greece, where Western theatre began (5th century BC), theatres were constructed… … Universalium
The Mikado — For other uses, see Mikado (disambiguation). Theatre poster for The Mikado The Mikado; or, The Town of Titipu is a comic opera in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert, their ninth of fourteen operatic… … Wikipedia
Edward VIII — later Duke of Windsor … Wikipedia
