Aaron Charlton Curry DCL (Hon.), JP, FRSA (17 August 1887 – 6 January 1957) at Leigh Rayment's peerage pages was a

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, and briefly Liberal National, politician in the

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Background

Curry married Jane Cranston Wilson in 1913 and they had one daughter. Hon. DCL (Dunelm), 1951.(2007, December 01). Curry, Aaron Charlton, (1887–6 Jan. 1957), Member of Newcastle upon Tyne City Council since 1941, Alderman since 1951; Chairman of Northumberland and Tyneside River Board; Fellow Corporation of Accountants; Director of H. Young (Motors) Ltd, Norbrit Products, Ltd and other Companies; Fellow Corporation of Certified Secretaries. WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. Ed. Retrieved 29 Mar. 2019, from http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540891.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-236290.

Career

Curry was a founder and formerly senior partner in A. C. Curry & Co., chartered accountants. He was a Fellow of the Corporation of Accountants. He was a Fellow Corporation of Certified Secretaries. He was Director of H. Young (Motors) Ltd, Norbrit Products, Ltd and other Companies.

Political career

Parliamentary

Standing as a Liberal candidate at the 1923 and 1924 general elections, Curry unsuccessfully contested the Houghton-le-Spring constituency. He was defeated again at the Wallsend by-election in 1926, and in

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at a by-election in 1929 and at the 1929 general election. He was elected to the

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on his sixth attempt, at the 1931 general election, when he stood as a Liberal National candidate for

, defeating the sitting

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(MP)

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. Although he took the Liberal National whip after the 1931 election, he consistently voted with the official Liberal Party in Commons votes. His support for free trade and opposition to the government's proposed tariffs being a major reason. In December 1932, Curry left the Liberal Nationals and took the Liberal whip.Liberals in Parliament 1924-1994 by Rif Winfield He stood as a Liberal candidate at the 1935 general election, when Dalton regained the seat. Curry did not stand for

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again.

Municipal

He was a member of

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from 1931 to 1937. He was a member of Newcastle upon Tyne City Council; Councillor 1941-51 and Alderman 1951–57. Lord Mayor of the City and County of Newcastle upon Tyne, 1949–50 and again 1956–57. He was Chairman of Northumberland and Tyneside River Board. He was a

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for

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. He was a Justice of the Peace for the County Borough of Newcastle upon Tyne.

Electoral record

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Curry, Aaron 1887 births 1957 deaths Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies National Liberal Party (UK, 1931) politicians UK MPs 1931–1935