George Harold Oliver QC (24 November 1888 – 22 September 1984) was a British engineer, barrister and politician who was for a long time Member of Parliament for Ilkeston and served briefly as a junior government minister. Queen's Counsel ( postnominal QC) &ndash known as King's Counsel ( KC) during the reign of a male sovereign &ndash are Events 380 - Theodosius I makes his adventus, or formal Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 66 - Emperor Nero creates the Legion I Italica. 1236 - The Lithuanians Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 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 A barrister is a Lawyer found in many Common law Jurisdictions that employ a split profession (as opposed to a Fused profession) in relation A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Ilkeston is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary Constituency.
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Early career
Oliver was born in Bolton and educated at Holy Trinity School in the town. Bolton ( is a large town in Greater Manchester, in the North West region of England. He became an engineer working as a gear cutter for Rolls Royce, and when the works were moved to Derby, he moved with them. For the present day company see Rolls-Royce plc. For other uses see Rolls-Royce (disambiguation. Derby (pronounced "dar-bee" /dˈɑːbɪ/ is a city in the East Midlands of England. [1] He also joined the Amalgamated Society of Engineers and became shop steward of the works; his union activity brought him into the Labour Party and was elected to Derby Town Council as a Labour Party candidate. Amalgamated Engineering and Electrical Union (AEEU was a British Trade union. Union Steward (aka Shop Steward) is the title of an Official position within the organizational hierarchy of a labor union. 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 As an engineering worker he was not called up to fight in the First World War. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All
Parliamentary candidate
At the 1918 general election Oliver fought Ilkeston, an area not far from Derby. 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 Ilkeston is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary Constituency. He enjoyed a straight fight with J. E. B. Seely, a Coalition Liberal, but lost by 1,698 votes. John Edward Bernard Seely 1st Baron Mottistone, CB, CMG, DSO, PC, TD ( 31 May The Coalition Government of David Lloyd George came to power in the United Kingdom in December 1916 replacing the earlier wartime coalition under H The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the rise of the Labour Party in the 1920s and a third party He remained involved in the constituency; from 1921, he was organising agent of the Worker's Union. [1] He was adopted again as candidate for the 1922 general election; this time he was successful by 1,084. 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
Retraining
He was re-elected in 1923, and during the Labour government he seconded a motion calling for a national minimum wage. The UK general election of 1923 was held on 6 December 1923 The Conservatives, led by Stanley Baldwin, won the most seats but Labour, led by A minimum wage is the lowest hourly daily or monthly Wage that employers may legally pay to employees or workers [2] He also supported exemption from entertainments duty for charitable entertainments. [3] After the Labour government lost a vote of no confidence, Oliver was again re-elected in the 1924 general election. The 1924 UK general election was held on 29 October 1924 The Conservatives, led by Stanley Baldwin performed dramatically better in electoral terms than in He had determined to retrain as a trade union lawyer, and was called to the Bar by the Middle Temple in 1927. The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple is one of the four Inns of Court exclusively entitled to call their members to the English Bar as Barristers [4] Shortly after he persuaded the Home Secretary to halt the planned hanging of one of his constituents who had been convicted of murder. [5]
In March 1930 Oliver initiated a debate on the development of civilian air transport. [6] He supported opening cinemas on Sundays, [7] and also supported restrictions on the use of motor cars in elections, arguing that it was taking the opportunity to adjust the balance between rich and poor. [8] However, Oliver could not survive the Conservative landslide at the 1931 general election: he lost by only two votes in the equal closest election result during universal franchise. The UK general election on Tuesday 27 October 1931 was the last in the United Kingdom not held on a Thursday [9]
Out of Parliament
Out of Parliament, Oliver worked as a Barrister for the Transport and General Workers Union. He acted for the union at an inquest into the poisoning deaths of three workers at the British Celanese artificial silk factory at Spondon in 1934. Rayon is a manufactured regenerated cellulosic Fiber. Rayon is produced from naturally occurring Polymers and therefore it is not a truly Mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086, up until the modern era Spondon was a Village separate from the City of Derby. [10] At the 1935 general election he regained his seat by 10,601 votes. Results |} Total votes cast 20991488 All parties shown Conservatives include Ulster Unionists Seats won by the Independent Labour Party (ILP are [11]
When selected to introduce a Private Member's Bill in February 1936, Oliver chose to bring in a Bill to extend the jurisdiction of County Courts. A Private Member's Bill is a proposed Law introduced by a backbench member of Parliament, whether from the government or the opposition side to that [12] He was also involved in the Labour Party conference in 1939, when he moved the expulsion from the party of Aneurin Bevan and three others because of their involvement in the 'Patriotic Front' movement attempting to build an alliance with the Communist Party of Great Britain. Aneurin Bevan, usually known as Nye Bevan ( 15 November 1897 &ndash 6 July 1960) was a Welsh Labour The Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB was the largest Communist party in the United Kingdom, though it never became a mass party like the Communist parties of [13] In 1943 he was chair of the Labour Party Conference Arrangements Committee. [14]
Minister
Oliver was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Home Office in the Attlee government in August 1945. Clement Richard Attlee 1st Earl Attlee, KG, OM, CH, PC ( 3 January 1883 &ndash 8 October 1967 He acted as chairman of a departmental committee looking into the electoral registration system from 1945 to 1947, which recommended a return to the system of street canvassing to get people registered to vote. The electoral roll (or electoral register) is a listing of all those registered to vote in a particular area [15] He left the government in October 1947. In 1949 he was appointed as a King's Counsel. Queen's Counsel ( postnominal QC) &ndash known as King's Counsel ( KC) during the reign of a male sovereign &ndash are
Boundary changes gave him a very safe seat and in the 1951 general election his majority of 30,398 was the fourth largest in the country. Results |} Total votes cast 28596594 All parties shown Conservative result includes the Ulster Unionists Votes summary Headline [16] In February 1952 he was chosen to be one of the members of the House of Commons to call on the Queen Mother to extend Parliament's condolences on the death of King George VI. 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 Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (Elizabeth Angela Marguerite 4 August 1900 &ndash 30 March 2002 was the Queen Consort of King George [17]
Elder statesman
As an elder statesman, Oliver began to cast more dissenting votes. In July 1960 he supported a Conservative government motion supporting political and economic unity in Europe. [18] In 1963 he was named to a committee investigating the pay for Members of Parliament. [19] Oliver stood down at the 1964 general election, but lived to be 95. Campaign The pre-election campaign was prolonged as Douglas-Home delayed calling a general election in order to try to give himself the maximum time to improve the
References
- M. Stenton and S. Lees, "Who's Who of British MPs" Vol. IV (Harvester Press, 1981)
- "Who Was Who", A & C Black
- "The Times House of Commons, 1929"
- ^ a b "The General Election", The Times, 16 November 1922.
- ^ The Times, 5 March 1924.
- ^ The Times, 1 July, 1924.
- ^ The Times, 27 January 1927.
- ^ "Date Of An Execution Cancelled. ", The Times, 2 April 1927.
- ^ "Air Policy", The Times, 19 March 1930.
- ^ "Cinemas On Sunday How M. P. S Voted", The Times, 22 April 1931.
- ^ The Times, 23 April 1931.
- ^ F. W. S. Craig, "British Electoral Facts 1832-1987", Parliamentary Research Services, 1989. Frederick Walter Scott Craig ( December 10, 1929 - March 23, 1989) was a Scottish psephologist and compiler of reference
- ^ "Factory Deaths At Spondon", The Times, 17 January 1934.
- ^ "The Times House of Commons 1935".
- ^ "Commons Ballot: Private Members' Bills, Variety Of Subjects", The Times, 7 February 1936.
- ^ "Expulsion From Labour Party", The Times, 30 May 1939.
- ^ "Labour And The Communists", The Times, 17 June 1943.
- ^ "The Electoral Register", The Times, 14 January 1947.
- ^ "Polls Apart Large And Small Majorites", The Times, 27 October 1951.
- ^ "Peers And M. P. s At The Palace", The Times, 20 February 1952.
- ^ "23 Labour M. P. s Backed Government Motion", The Times, 27 July 1960.
- ^ "Independent Review Of Pay For Ministers And M. P. s", The Times, 20 December 1963.
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by J. E. B. Seely |
Member of Parliament for Ilkeston 1922–1931 |
Succeeded by Abraham Flint |
| Preceded by Abraham Flint |
Member of Parliament for Ilkeston 1935–1964 |
Succeeded by Raymond Fletcher |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by The Earl of Munster |
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State to the Home Office 1945–1947 |
Succeeded by Kenneth Younger |
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