George Douglas Cochrane Newton, 1st Baron Eltisley (14 July 1879 – 2 September 1942) was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom.
He was appointed High Sheriff of Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire for 1909 [1]. and was thrn elected as Member of Parliament for Cambridge at a by-election in 1922 following the resignation of the Conservative MP Sir Eric Geddes.
Newton retained the seat at the 1922 general election, and was re-elected at four further elections until he was elevated to the peerage in 1934 as Baron Eltisley, of Croxton in the County of Cambridge.[2] The title became extinct on his death in September 1942, aged 63.
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir Eric Geddes |
Member of Parliament for Cambridge 1922–1934 |
Succeeded by Richard Tufnell |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| New creation | Baron Eltisley 1934 – 1942 |
Extinct |