Horace Brimson Trevor-Cox (born Horace Brimson Trevor Cox, 14 June 1908 – 30 October 2005) was a British farmer, landowner and politician who served from 1937 to 1945 as a Conservative Member of Parliament, but left the Conservatives in the 1960s and subsequently joined the Labour Party. Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the 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 Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. 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
Born in Birkenhead and brought up near Chester, his father (also named Horace Cox) was a successful businessman. Birkenhead is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral in Merseyside, England. Chester is the County town of Cheshire, England. Lying on the River Dee, close to the border with Wales, it is home to 77040 Cox was educated at Eton College, where he was a good friend of his contemporary Quintin Hogg, later Lord Hailsham. Eton College, or just Eton, is a world-famous British Independent school for boys founded in 1440 by King Henry VI. Quintin McGarel Hogg Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone, KG, CH, PC, QC ( 9 October 1907 &ndash 12 October He then studied in Germany at University of Hanover, and worked in factories in Berlin before leaving Germnany in 1929 to study business studies in the United States at the University of Cincinnati. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The University of Hanover, officially the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover or LUH, is a University located in Hanover, The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The University of Cincinnati is a Coeducational public Research university in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Political career
Trevor-Cox was the Conservative candidate for the North East Derbyshire constituency in the 1935 general election, but lost to Labour's Frank Lee. North East Derbyshire is a County constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Results |} Total votes cast 20991488 All parties shown Conservatives include Ulster Unionists Seats won by the Independent Labour Party (ILP are 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 Frank Lee, (1867 &ndash 21 December 1941) was a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom. In April 1937 he contested the Cheshire constituency of Stalybridge and Hyde in a by-election and won, with a majority of only 334 votes over the Labour candidate, Rev Gordon Lang. Stalybridge and Hyde is a County constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. A by-election or bye-election (called special election in the United States) is an Election held to fill a political office that has become vacant Rev Gordon Lang ( 25 February 1893 &ndash 20 June 1981) was a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom.
He was appointed in 1938 as a Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Trade minister Ronald Cross, becoming the most junior member of Neville Chamberlain's government. A Parliamentary Private Secretary ( PPS) is a role given to a United Kingdom Member of Parliament (MP by a senior minister in government or shadow Sir Ronald Hibbert Cross 1st Baronet, KCMG, KCVO, PC ( May 9, 1896 – June 3, 1968) was a British Arthur Neville Chamberlain (18 March 1869 &ndash 9 November 1940 was a British Conservative Politician and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom In his Commons speeches before the war, he drew on his experience of Germany to warning about the likelihood of war. When World War II broke out in September 1939, Cox volunteered for the Welsh Guards, and for the rest of the war divided his time between the army and the House of Commons. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Welsh Guards (WG ( Welsh Gwarchodlu Cymreig) is an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Guards Division. 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
In the Labour landslide at the 1945 general election, Cox lost his seat by a wide margin to Rev. Results |} Total votes cast 24073025 All parties shown Conservative total includes Ulster Unionists Reason for Labour victory Gordon Lang. Rev Gordon Lang ( 25 February 1893 &ndash 20 June 1981) was a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom. He stood unsuccessfully as the Conservative candidate for Birkenhead in the 1950 general election but otherwise concentrated on his estates in Wiltshire. Birkenhead is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Results |} Total votes cast 28771124 All parties shown Conservative total includes Ulster Unionists Votes summary Seats summary Etymology The county formerly 'Wiltonshire' or 'Wiltunscir' (9th century is named after the former county town of Wilton (itself named after the River Wylye
Dissatisfied with the Conservatives in the 1960s, he left the party and stood as an Independent Conservative candidate at the 1965 Salisbury by-election, but won only a few hundred votes. Salisbury is a County constituency centred on the city of Salisbury in Wiltshire. He subsequently joined the Labour Party and contested council elections in the 1970s, but never regained public office. 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
Trevor-Cox died over 60 years after leaving the House of Commons. He thus enjoyed the longest post-service lifespan of any former MP.
External links
- Obituary of Horace Brimson Trevor-Cox (by Tam Dalyell in The Independent)
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| Preceded by Philip Russell Rendel Dunne |
Member of Parliament for Stalybridge and Hyde 1937 – 1945 |
Succeeded by Rev. Sir Thomas Dalyell of the Binns 11th Baronet (born 9 August 1932) known as Tam Dalyell (diːˈɛl is a Scottish Politician The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories Captain Philip Russell Rendel Dunne, MC ( 28 February 1904 – 13 April 1965) was an English soldier and politician A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Stalybridge and Hyde is a County constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Results |} Total votes cast 24073025 All parties shown Conservative total includes Ulster Unionists Reason for Labour victory Gordon Lang |
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