George Doland
Lieutenant-Colonel George Frederick Doland OBE (1 May 1872 – 26 November 1946) was a British businessman and Conservative politician.
A native of the Wandsworth area, Doland was a merchant tailor, who established a chain of shops in south-west London.[1] In 1912 he entered local politics, when he was elected as a Municipal Reform Party member of Wandsworth Borough Council for Balham ward.[2] He served on Wandsworth council for more than a quarter of a century, and was mayor of the borough in 1928-29 and 1933–34.[3][4][5] In 1934 he was elected to the London County Council as a Municipal Reform councillor for Balham and Tooting, and retained the seat in 1937.[6][7] He was appointed a deputy lieutenant for the County of London in 1938.[8]
Doland was too old for active service in World War I, but became a member of the Volunteer Training Force. He was granted a commission as a temporary major in the County of London Motor Volunteer Corps in 1917, and was promoted to temporary lieutenant-colonel.[9] He was subsequently a member of the Royal Army Service Corps Motor Transport (Volunteers), and resigned his commission in 1921. He was permitted to retain the honorary rank of "lieutenant-colonel".[10]
In June 1936,
Doland was a member of the
He died in November 1946, aged 74, from complications following a medical operation. He was cremated at Putney Vale Cemetery.[14]
References
Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
- ^ "The Forthcoming By-Elections. Activity at Balham and Derby". The Times. 17 July 1936. p. 9.
- ^ "Borough Council Elections. Municipal Reform Gains. The London Results". The Times. 2 November 1912. p. 11.
- ^ "Election Intelligence. Issues at Balham". The Times. 11 July 1936. p. 9.
- ^ "New Mayors". The Times. 10 November 1928. p. 14.
- ^ "New Mayors". The Times. 10 November 1933. p. 16.
- ^ "L.C.C. Elections". The Times. 10 March 1934. p. 8.
- ^ "The New L.C.C.". The Times. 6 March 1937. p. 7.
- ^ "No. 34541". The London Gazette. 12 August 1938. p. 5189.
- ^ "No. 300067". The London Gazette. 11 May 1917. p. 4640.
- ^ "No. 32477". The London Gazette. 4 October 1921. p. 7860.
- ^ "Likely Candidates at Balham". The Times. 13 June 1936. p. 16.
- ^ "Balham Election Result". The Times. 24 July 1936. p. 14.
- ^ "Retiring M.P.S at Farewell Dinner". The Times. 14 June 1945. p. 8.
- ^ "Deaths". The Times. 28 November 1946. p. 1.