Gervase Beckett

Honourable Sir William Gervase Beckett

Rush ID: 8337

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Details

Born:
14 January 1866
Died:
24 August 1937
Birth place:
U.K.
Gender:
Male
Ethnicity:
Unknown
Religion:
Unknown
Aristocratic connections:
true
Formative occupation:
Company director
Election occupation:
Company director
Parentage:
Unknown
Notes:
None
Knighthood/Dame:
True
HighestOffice:
Backbencher
Who's Who volume:
3

References

Rush ID:
8337
MNIS ID:
Not set
Wikidata Entity ID:
Q5553468
Parliament ID:
Not set
Beamish Person ID:
Not set

Name changes

  1. BECKETT, Hon. Sir Gervase (1866-1937)

Constituencies

  1. Leeds North

    Party: Conservative
    Year of election: 1923
    Date of election: 6 December 1923
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: Re-entry
    Year of exit: 1929
    Date of exit: 30 May 1929
    Party: Conservative
    Nature of exit: Retirement
    Sponsorship: None known
    Constituency connections: None known
    Notes: None

  2. Scarborough and Whitby

    Party: Conservative
    Year of election: 1918
    Date of election: 14 December 1918
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: Continuation
    Year of exit: 1922
    Date of exit: 15 November 1922
    Party: Conservative
    Nature of exit: Electoral defeat
    Sponsorship: None known
    Constituency connections: None known
    Notes: None

  3. Whitby

    Party: Conservative
    Year of election: 1906
    Date of election: 12 January 1906
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: First entry
    Year of exit: 1918
    Date of exit: 14 December 1918
    Party: Conservative
    Nature of exit: Boundary revision
    Sponsorship: None known
    Constituency connections: Area
    Notes: None

Unsuccessful candidate in

  1. Whitby

    Connection with constituency: None known
    Year of election: 1905*
    Date of election:
    Nature of election: By-election
    Party: Conservative
    Notes:

Schools

  1. Eton College

Marriages

  1. (Name unknown), unknown

    Year: 1913

    Notes: died

  2. (Name unknown), unknown

    Year: 1917

Relationships

  1. Son of William Denison

  2. Grandson of Edmund Denison

  3. Brother of Ernest Beckett

  4. Nephew of Christopher Denison

Parties

  1. Conservative Party member

Clubs

  1. Carlton Club

  2. Brooks's Club

  3. Bachelors' Club