Sir Eric Errington, 1st Baronet was a British barrister and Conservative Party politician.
14 Facts About Eric Errington
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Eric Errington was a Member of Parliament from 1935 to 1945, and from 1954 to 1970.
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Sir Eric Errington was born on 17 March 1900 in Glasgow, Scotland, son of Frederick and Elizabeth Smith, and was educated at Mill Hill School, Liverpool College and Trinity College, Oxford University.
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Eric Errington was called to the Bar by the Inner Temple in 1923.
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Eric Errington fought Liverpool Scotland in the 1931 general election, becoming one of the few Conservative candidates to be defeated in the election.
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Eric Errington was elected to Liverpool City Council for the Aigburth in 1934.
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Eric Errington managed to win Bootle, and sat in Parliament for ten years.
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Out of Parliament Eric Errington remained involved in Conservative politics and was made Chairman of the North Western Area of the National Union in 1946.
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Eric Errington was knighted in the 1952 Queen's Birthday Honours List.
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Eric Errington held the safe seat until he retired in 1970.
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Eric Errington was involved in business and was President of the National Federation of Property Owners from 1956 to 1959, and of the Hire Purchase Trade Association in 1965.
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Eric Errington was President of the Wessex Provincial Area of the National Union from 1962 to 1965.
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Sir Eric Errington married Marjorie Bennett, the daughter of Aida Grant Bennett, on 12 September 1924.
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Lady Eric Errington died five months and twenty days after the death of her husband.