(Alfred) Ernest Marples, Baron Marples (9 December 1907 – 6 July 1978) was a British Conservative politician, who served as Postmaster General and Minister of Transport. Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1044 - The Battle of Ménfő takes place 1189 - Richard the Lionheart is crowned King of England Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. A politician (from Greek " Polis " is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of Politics or a person The Postmaster General in the United Kingdom is a defunct ministerial position in HM Government. The Secretary of State for Transport is the member of the cabinet responsible for the British Department for Transport.
Marples was born at 45 Dorset Road, Levenshulme, Greater Manchester. Levenshulme is an Urban area of the City of Manchester, in North West England. Greater Manchester is a Metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2 [1] His father had been a renowned engineering charge-hand and Manchester Labour campaigner, and his mother had worked in a local hat factory. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Ernest attended Victoria Park Council School and won a scholarship to Stretford Grammar School. By the age of 14 he was already active in the Labour Movement, as well as earning money selling cigarettes and sweets to Manchester football crowds. He also played football for the YMCA team. The Young Men's Christian Association (" YMCA " or " the Y " was founded on June 6, 1844 in London England by a young man
He worked as a miner, postman, chef, and accountant. He was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1941 and was medically discharged with the rank of Captain in 1944. The Royal Artillery, is the common name for the Royal Regiment of Artillery, is an Arm of the British Army. He set up his own company of Civil Engineers (Marples, Ridgeway & Partners - Primarily road construction) with a bank loan. A civil engineer is a person who practices Civil engineering, one of the many engineering professions By 1945 he had joined the Conservative party and was elected to Parliament for Wallasey. Wallasey is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
He joined the Government in 1957 as Postmaster General, and introduced the STD (Subscriber Trunk Dialling) telephone system which eliminated the use of operators on national phone calls. Subscriber trunk dialling ( STD, also known as subscriber toll dialling) is a term for the UK Telephone system allowing subscribers to dial trunk (At that time the telephone network was still under the control of the General Post Office). On 2 June 1957, he started the first draw that took place for the new Premium Bonds scheme. Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) A Premium Bond is a lottery bond issued by the United Kingdom government's National Savings and Investments scheme
As Minister of Transport (October 14, 1959–October 16, 1964), he brought in roadside yellow lines, parking meters and seat belts. The Secretary of State for Transport is the member of the cabinet responsible for the British Department for Transport. Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. A parking meter is a device used to collect money in exchange for the right to park a Vehicle in a particular place for a limited amount of time A seat belt, sometimes called a safety belt, is a Safety harness designed to secure the occupant of a Vehicle against harmful movement that may result from It was also under Ernest Marples that Dr Richard Beeching was appointed chairman of the British Railways Board. Richard Beeching Baron Beeching ( 21 April 1913 - 23 March 1985) commonly known as Doctor Beeching, was chairman of British The British Railways Board (BRB was a Nationalised industry in the United Kingdom. After a study of railway traffic Beeching produced a report in 1963 proposing the closure of a further 6000 miles of the remaining 18000 miles of Britain's railway network. The resultant closures, most of which were carried out under the Wilson Labour Government (1964–1970), became known as the Beeching Axe. The Beeching Axe is an informal name for the British Government 's attempt in the 1960s to reduce the cost of running British Railways, the nationalised railway system Whilst Marples was a minister his two-thirds shareholding in his road construction firm were divulged to his wife, thereby avoiding any conflict of interest[1][2][3][4][5].
He retired from the House of Commons at the February 1974 general election, and in May that year he was made a life peer as Baron Marples, of Wallasey in Cheshire. 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 Results |} Total votes 31321982 All parties are shown The seats won by the Ulster Unionists are compared with those won by Unionist MPs in the 1970 election In the United Kingdom, life peers are created members of the Peerage whose titles may not be inherited (those whose titles are inheritable are known as Hereditary Wallasey is a large town within the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, in Merseyside, England, on the mouth of the River Mersey Cheshire (or archaically the County of Chester) is a county in North West England.
In early 1975, Marples suddenly fled to Monaco to escape allegations of tax fraud and law-suits from former employees and tenants of his slum properties[6]. For other uses see Monaco (disambiguation Monaco, officially the Principality of Monaco ( French: Principauté de Monaco; Monégasque He died there in 1978.
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- ^ Dutton, D. J. . Ernest Marples. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. Retrieved on 2008-01-10. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war.
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| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by George Leonard Reakes |
Member of Parliament for Wallasey 1945–February 1974 |
Succeeded by Lynda Chalker |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Charles Hill |
Postmaster General 1957–1959 |
Succeeded by Reginald Bevins |
| Preceded by Harold Watkinson |
Minister of Transport 1959–1964 |
Succeeded by Tom Fraser |
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