Sir John James Oddy (24 February 1867 – 20 February 1921) was a British

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politician. He was elected as

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(MP) for

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at a by-election in June 1908, but was defeated at the January 1910 general election. He unsuccessfully fought the seat again in the December 1910 general election. The eldest son of James Oddy of Moorlands Hall, Birkenshaw, he was educated at

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and Leys School, Cambridge. He began his business career in his father's mills aged 17. On the retirement of his father in 1906 he became head of the firm, which is involved with woolen and worsted manufacturing at Moorland Mills. His family occupied prominent positions in the commercial and public life for Bradford since the 1840s. Oddy was knighted in the

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and died in

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in 1921. He is buried in the graveyard at

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* 1867 births 1921 deaths Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1906–1910 People educated at The Leys School Knights Bachelor {{England-Conservative-UK-MP-1860s-stub