Harold Derbyshire
Sir Harold Derbyshire QC (25 December 1886 – 14 September 1972) was an English barrister, judge and Liberal Party politician.
Background and education
Derbyshire was born in
LLB. In 1915 he married Dorothea Alice Taylor in Blackburn.[1]
Legal career
Derbyshire was admitted to
High Court of Calcutta
. In 1948 he was the Inn's Treasurer. He retired from public life in 1950.
Military service
Derbyshire served with distinction during World War I in the Royal Artillery in France and Belgium, and was awarded the MC in the 1918 Birthday Honours.
Political service
In the 1923 General Election he contested the seat of Clitheroe and in the 1929 General Election that of Royton, standing for the Liberal Party, but was unsuccessful on both occasions.
Electoral record
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist
|
William Brass | 12,998 | 42.9 | −11.8 | |
| Labour | Alfred Davies | 11,469 | 37.9 | −7.4 | |
| Liberal | Harold Derbyshire | 5,810 | 19.2 | n/a | |
| Majority | 1,529 | 5.0 | −4.4 | ||
| Turnout | 30,277 | 88.2 | +2.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 34,329 | ||||
Unionist hold
|
Swing | −2.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist
|
Arthur Vernon Davies | 15,051 | 38.4 | −5.6 | |
| Liberal | Harold Derbyshire | 13,347 | 34.1 | −2.3 | |
| Labour | Albert Ernest Wood | 10,763 | 27.5 | +7.9 | |
| Majority | 1,704 | 4.3 | −3.3 | ||
| Turnout | 39,161 | 82.9 | −3.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 47,266 | ||||
Unionist hold
|
Swing | −1.7 | |||
Sources
- Who Was Who, vol. 7: 1971-80. A & C Black and Oxford University Press