George Elliston (politician)
Captain Sir George Sampson Elliston MC (27 July 1875, Ipswich – 21 February 1954) was Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Blackburn from 1931 to 1945.
Ellison was educated at Ayerst Hall, Cambridge, Framlingham College and Pembroke College, Cambridge.[1] He was called to the Bar from Lincoln's Inn in 1901.[1] However, he subsequently became a doctor by profession and served with the Royal Army Medical Corps during and after the First World War.
First elected MP for Blackburn in 1931, Ellison was re-elected in 1935.
References
- 1 2 "Elliston, George Sampson (ELSN893GS)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by George Sampson Elliston
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| Preceded by Mary Agnes Hamilton and Thomas Harry Gill |
Member of Parliament for Blackburn 1931–1945 With: Sir Walter Dorling Smiles |
Succeeded by Barbara Castle and John Edwards |
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