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.

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

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himself in 1904. 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. In 1910, he was

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at the Middle Temple, and practiced on the Midland Circuit, with his Chambers in Birmingham. 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

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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

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constituencies in the 1920s. He was nominated to contest the 1931 general election at Birmingham Erdington. The seat had been lost by the Conservatives in

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, 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. At the next election four years later, he successfully defended the seat. Eales died suddenly from a heart attack while on holiday in Whitby, Yorkshire on 6 August 1936, aged 55.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Eales, John Frederick 1881 births 1936 deaths Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1931–1935 UK MPs 1935–1945 Members of the Middle Temple