Charles Royle, Baron Royle, JP (23 January 1896 – 30 September 1975) [1] was a British businessman and Labour politician.
Background
He was the son of Charles Royle, who had been also a Member of Parliament, and his wife Maria, daughter of Oliver Wolfe. [2] Royle was educated at Stockport Grammar School and joined the Royal Engineers in the First World War. [3] He worked then in the retail meat trade. [2]
Career
He joined the Liberal Party and served as Secretary of Stockport Young Liberals. By 1933 he had joined the Labour Party. [4] In 1935, Royle contested Lancaster unsuccessfully. [3] At the recreation of the Ministry of Food in 1939, he became a meat agent [2] and after the end of the Second World War, he entered the British House of Commons, sitting for Salford West. [1] He was elected president of the Manchester and Saiford Meat Association in 1942, a post he held until the following year. [2] During his time in the House, Royle was appointed a Lord of the Treasury in 1950 and one year later, became an opposition whip until 1954. [5] Following his retirement in 1964, he was created a life peer with the title Baron Royle, of Pendleton, in the City of Salford on 25 August. [6] At the House of Lords, he was nominated a deputy speaker.
Royle was a Justice of the Peace for Brighton and sat in the Stockport Borough Council. [2] He served as a deputy chairman of the Magistrates' Association and was a co-chairman of the British-Caribbean Association. [3] Royle was president of the Sussex branch of the National Association of Probation Officers and a vice-president of Association of Metropolitan Corporations. [2] An honorary fellow of the Institute of Architects and Surveyors, he was also chairman of the Alliance Building Society. [3]
Family
In 1919, he married Florence Smith, daughter of Henry Smith, and had by her an only daughter. [7]
References
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"Leigh Rayment - British House of Commons, Salford West". Archived from the original on 20 December 2009. Retrieved 3 November 2009.
{{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL ( link) - ^ a b c d e f Who Is Who 1963. London: Adam & Charles Black. 1963. p. 2694.
- ^ a b c d "Parliament of the United Kingdom, Archives - Royle; Lord; Charles (1896-1975)". Retrieved 3 November 2009.
- ^ The Times House of Commons, 1935
- ^ "Hansard, Charles Royle". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Retrieved 3 November 2009.
- ^ "No. 43419". The London Gazette. 25 August 1964. p. 7261.
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Charles Roger Dod & Robert Phipps Dod (1976). Dod's Parliamentary Companion. Epsom. p. 258.
ISBN
0-85499-623-0.
{{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( link)
External links
- 1896 births
- 1975 deaths
- Labour Party (UK) life peers
- Labour Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
- Liberal Party (UK) politicians
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Salford West
- Ministers in the Attlee governments, 1945–1951
- UK MPs 1945–1950
- UK MPs 1950–1951
- UK MPs 1951–1955
- UK MPs 1955–1959
- UK MPs 1959–1964
- UK MPs who were granted peerages
- Life peers created by Elizabeth II
Charles Royle, Baron Royle, JP (23 January 1896 – 30 September 1975) [1] was a British businessman and Labour politician.
Background
He was the son of Charles Royle, who had been also a Member of Parliament, and his wife Maria, daughter of Oliver Wolfe. [2] Royle was educated at Stockport Grammar School and joined the Royal Engineers in the First World War. [3] He worked then in the retail meat trade. [2]
Career
He joined the Liberal Party and served as Secretary of Stockport Young Liberals. By 1933 he had joined the Labour Party. [4] In 1935, Royle contested Lancaster unsuccessfully. [3] At the recreation of the Ministry of Food in 1939, he became a meat agent [2] and after the end of the Second World War, he entered the British House of Commons, sitting for Salford West. [1] He was elected president of the Manchester and Saiford Meat Association in 1942, a post he held until the following year. [2] During his time in the House, Royle was appointed a Lord of the Treasury in 1950 and one year later, became an opposition whip until 1954. [5] Following his retirement in 1964, he was created a life peer with the title Baron Royle, of Pendleton, in the City of Salford on 25 August. [6] At the House of Lords, he was nominated a deputy speaker.
Royle was a Justice of the Peace for Brighton and sat in the Stockport Borough Council. [2] He served as a deputy chairman of the Magistrates' Association and was a co-chairman of the British-Caribbean Association. [3] Royle was president of the Sussex branch of the National Association of Probation Officers and a vice-president of Association of Metropolitan Corporations. [2] An honorary fellow of the Institute of Architects and Surveyors, he was also chairman of the Alliance Building Society. [3]
Family
In 1919, he married Florence Smith, daughter of Henry Smith, and had by her an only daughter. [7]
References
- ^
a
b
"Leigh Rayment - British House of Commons, Salford West". Archived from the original on 20 December 2009. Retrieved 3 November 2009.
{{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL ( link) - ^ a b c d e f Who Is Who 1963. London: Adam & Charles Black. 1963. p. 2694.
- ^ a b c d "Parliament of the United Kingdom, Archives - Royle; Lord; Charles (1896-1975)". Retrieved 3 November 2009.
- ^ The Times House of Commons, 1935
- ^ "Hansard, Charles Royle". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Retrieved 3 November 2009.
- ^ "No. 43419". The London Gazette. 25 August 1964. p. 7261.
-
^
Charles Roger Dod & Robert Phipps Dod (1976). Dod's Parliamentary Companion. Epsom. p. 258.
ISBN
0-85499-623-0.
{{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( link)
External links
- 1896 births
- 1975 deaths
- Labour Party (UK) life peers
- Labour Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
- Liberal Party (UK) politicians
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Salford West
- Ministers in the Attlee governments, 1945–1951
- UK MPs 1945–1950
- UK MPs 1950–1951
- UK MPs 1951–1955
- UK MPs 1955–1959
- UK MPs 1959–1964
- UK MPs who were granted peerages
- Life peers created by Elizabeth II