Stanley Holmes, 1st Baron Dovercourt
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(Joseph) Stanley Holmes, 1st Baron Dovercourt (31 October 1878 – 22 April 1961) was a National Liberal Party politician in the United Kingdom.
Holmes was educated at the City of London School and was a chartered accountant and company director. He served as vice-president of the Building Societies Association and was a member of the London County Council 1910-19.
Holmes served as Member of Parliament for North East Derbyshire from 1918-1922 and for Harwich from 1935-1954, as a National Liberal and later as a National Liberal and Conservative. He introduced as Private Member's Bills the Inheritance (Family Provision) Act 1938 and the Coast Protection Act 1939.
He was elevated to the peerage as Baron Dovercourt on 18 January 1954.
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by George Robert Harland Bowden |
Member of Parliament for North East Derbyshire 1918–1922 |
Succeeded by Frank Lee |
| Preceded by Sir Percy John Pybus |
Member of Parliament for Harwich 1935–1954 |
Succeeded by Sir Julian Ridsdale |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by (new creation) |
Baron Dovercourt 1954–1961 |
Succeeded by (extinct) |
Categories: 1878 births | 1961 deaths | Members of the United Kingdom Parliament for English constituencies | Members of the London County Council | Barons in the Peerage of the United Kingdom | Old Citizens (City of London School) | UK MPs 1918-1922 | UK MPs 1931-1935 | UK MPs 1935-1945 | UK MPs 1945-1950 | UK MPs 1950-1951 | UK MPs 1951-1955
