Arnold Gridley, 1st Baron Gridley

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Arnold Babb Gridley, 1st Baron Gridley KBE (16 July 1878-27 July 1965), was a British Conservative Member of Parliament.

Gridley was the son of Edward Gridley of Abbey Dore in Herefordshire. He worked as a consulting engineer but later turned to politics. In 1935 he was elected to the House of Commons for Stockport, a seat he held until the constituency was abolished in 1950, and then represented Stockport South from 1950 to 1955. The latter year he was raised to the peerage as Baron Gridley, of Stockport in the County Palatine of Chester.

Lord Gridley married Mabel, daughter of Oliver Hudson, in 1905. He died in July 1965, aged 87, and was succeeded in the barony by his eldest son Arnold.


Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Samuel Schofield Hammersley
Alan Vincent Gandar Dower
Member of Parliament for Stockport
with Norman Hulbert

1935–1950
Succeeded by
(constituency abolished)
Preceded by
(new constituency)
Member of Parliament for Stockport South
1950–1955
Succeeded by
Harold Macdonald Steward
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
New Creation
Baron Gridley Succeeded by
Arnold Hudson Gridley

[edit] References

  • Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
  • Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page