George Whiteley, 1st Baron Marchamley
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George Whiteley, 1st Baron Marchamley PC (30 August 1855 – 21 October 1925) was a Liberal Party politician in the United Kingdom.
He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Stockport from 1893 until 1900, and for Pudsey from 1900 until 1908. He became Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip) when the Liberals came to power in December 1905, and was made a Privy Counsellor in 1907. On June 1, 1908, he resigned from Parliament by accepting appointment as Steward of the Manor of Northstead.
He was then created Baron Marchamley on July 4, 1908.
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| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Louis John Jennings Sir Joseph Leigh |
Member of Parliament for Stockport 2-seat constituency with Sir Joseph Leigh 1893–1895 Beresford Valentine Melville 1895–1900 1893–1900 |
Succeeded by Beresford Valentine Melville and Sir Joseph Leigh |
| Preceded by Briggs Priestley |
Member of Parliament for Pudsey 1900–1908 |
Succeeded by John James Oddy |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Sir Alexander Acland-Hood, Bt |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury 1905–1908 |
Succeeded by Joseph Pease |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by New Creation |
Baron Marchamley 1908–1925 |
Succeeded by William Whiteley |
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