Oswald Cawley
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The Hon. Oswald Cawley (7 October 1882 – 22 August 1918) was a British soldier and Liberal Party politician.
The fourth son of the 1st Baron Cawley and Elizabeth Smith was educated in New College, Oxford, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts. Cawley served in the Shropshire Yeomanry and the King's Shropshire Light Infantry, reaching the rank of Captain. He fought in the First World War, where he was killed in action near Merville. Shortly before his death in 1918, Cawley had been elected in a by-election to succeed his father as Member of Parliament (MP) for Prestwich.
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| Preceded by Frederick Cawley |
Member of Parliament for Prestwich February 1918–October 1918 |
Succeeded by Austin Hopkinson |
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