Sir Alfred Joseph Law (31 May 1860 – 18 July 1939) was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
He was elected at the 1918 general election as Member of Parliament for the Rochdale constituency in Lancashire, but was defeated at the 1922 general election. The United Kingdom general election of 1918 was the first to be held after the Representation of the People Act 1918, which meant it was the first United Kingdom A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Rochdale is a Borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea The UK general election of 1922 was held on 15 November 1922 It was the first election held after most of the Irish counties left the United Kingdom to form the Irish
He was returned to the House of Commons at the 1929 general election for the High Peak constituency in Derbyshire, and held the seat until his death in 1939, aged 79. The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords The 1929 UK general election was held on 30 May 1929 and resulted in a Hung parliament. High Peak is a County constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. History The area that is now Derbyshire was first visited probably briefly by humans 200000 years ago during the Aveley Interglacial as evidenced by a Middle
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| Preceded by Alexander Harvey |
Member of Parliament for Rochdale 1918–1922 |
Succeeded by Stanley Burgess |
| Preceded by Samuel Hill-Wood |
Member of Parliament for High Peak 1929–1939 |
Succeeded by Hugh Molson |