Hervey Rhodes

Mr Hervey Rhodes

Rush ID: 5558

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Details

Born:
12 August 1895
Died:
11 September 1987
Birth place:
U.K.
Gender:
Male
Ethnicity:
Unknown
Religion:
Unknown
Aristocratic connections:
false
Formative occupation:
Textile worker
Election occupation:
Company director (textiles)
Parentage:
John Eastwood Rhodes, of Greenfield, and his wife Elizabeth
Notes:
None
Knighthood/Dame:
False
HighestOffice:
Parliamentary Secretary
Who's Who volume:
4

References

Rush ID:
5558
MNIS ID:
Not set
Wikidata Entity ID:
Q5744989
Parliament ID:
Not set

Name changes

  1. RHODES, Hervey (1895-1987)

Peerages

  1. Baron Rhodes of Saddleworth

    Life

    1964

Constituencies

  1. Ashton-under-Lyne

    Party: Labour
    Year of election: 1945*
    Date of election: 2 October 1945
    Nature of election: By-election
    Nature of service: First entry
    Year of exit: 1964*
    Date of exit: c. 1964*
    Party: Labour
    Nature of exit: Elevation to peerage
    Sponsorship: None known
    Constituency connections: Regional
    Notes: Exit August 1964; seat vacant at Dissolution of Parliament in 1964.

Unsuccessful candidate in

  1. Royton

    Connection with constituency: None known
    Year of election: 1945
    Date of election:
    Nature of election: General election
    Party: Labour
    Notes:

Ministerial offices

  1. PPS 1948

    January-July 1948; to H.A. Marquand, as Paymaster-General

  2. PPS 1948-1950

    to H.A. Marquand, as Minister of Pensions

  3. Parliamentary Secretary 1950-1951

    Board of Trade

Schools

  1. Greenfield Elementary School

  2. Huddersfield Technical College

Marriages

  1. Bradbury, Ann

    Year: 1925

Parties

  1. Labour Party member

Political organisations

  1. Fabian Society member

Local governments

  1. Saddleworth Urban District Council

    member

    1938-1945

    Chairman 1944-1945