Sir Eric Errington, 1st Baronet (17 March 1900 – 3 June 1973) was a British

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and Conservative Party

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. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1935 to 1945, and from 1954 to 1970.

Early life

Sir Eric Errington was born on 17 March 1900 in

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, son of Frederick and Elizabeth Smith, and was educated at

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and

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. During the

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he served in the

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in 1918. He was called to the Bar by the

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in 1923.

Politics

In the 1929 general election, Errington was an unsuccessful candidate in

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for the Conservative Party. He fought

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in the 1931 general election, becoming one of the few Conservative candidates to be defeated in the election. He was elected to

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for the

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. Having served his 'apprenticeship' in unfavourable seats, Errington had an opportunity in a winnable seat in the 1935 general election. He managed to win

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, and sat in

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for ten years. During the

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he enlisted in the

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and served from 1939 to 1945. In the Labour landslide 1945 general election, however, Errington lost his seat. Out of Parliament Errington remained involved in Conservative politics and was made Chairman of the North Western Area of the National Union in 1946 (a position he held until 1951). In 1948 he became a Justice of the Peace in Liverpool, an appointment facilitated by political party membership. In 1952 he became Chairman of the Executive Committee of the National Union of Conservative and Unionist Associations. He was

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in the 1952 Queen's Birthday Honours List. Abandoning Liverpool, Errington became MP for

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in an October 1954 byelection. He held the safe seat until he retired in 1970. He was involved in business and was President of the National Federation of Property Owners from 1956 to 1959, and of the Hire Purchase Trade Association in 1965. From 1961, Errington's seniority in Parliament brought him the Chairmanship of the Estimates Sub-Committee on Home Affairs. He was also President of the Wessex Provincial Area of the National Union from 1962 to 1965. In 1963 he was made a

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. He died on

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aged 73.

Personal life

Sir Eric Errington married Marjorie Bennett, the daughter of Aida Grant Bennett, on 12 September 1924. They had three children together with the eldest, Geoffrey Fredrick Errington inheriting the Baronetcy in 1973 after his death. Lady Errington died five months and twenty days after the death of her husband.

References

* Who's Who of British MPs, vol. 4, Harvester Press, 1981.

External links

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