Sydney Irving

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Sydney Irving, Baron Irving of Dartford (1 July 1918 – 18 December 1989) was a British Labour Co-operative politician.

Irving was educated at Pendower School, Newcastle-upon-Tyne and the London School of Economics. He was a school teacher and lecturer andserved as an alderman on Dartford Borough Council.

Irving was twice Member of Parliament for Dartford, originally elected in 1955. In Harold Wilson's Labour Government 1964-1970, he was the government's Deputy Chief Whip and Treasurer of the Household from 1964 to 1966, and served as a Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons from 1966 to 1970, when he lost his seat to the Conservatives. He was re-elected in 1974, but lost the seat again in 1979, to the Conservative Bob Dunn. Subsequently, Irving was given a life peerage as Baron Irving of Dartford, of Dartford in the County of Kent.

[edit] References

• Times Guide to the House of Commons 1979
• This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by: Norman Dodds	Member of Parliament for Dartford 1955–1970	Succeeded by: Peter Trew
Preceded by: Peter Trew	Member of Parliament for Dartford 1974–1979	Succeeded by: Bob Dunn
Political offices
Preceded by: Michael Hughes-Young	Treasurer of the Household (Deputy Chief Whip) 1964–1966	Succeeded by: John Silkin