Peter Eckersley (cricketer)

Peter Thorp Eckersley (2 July 1904 – 13 August 1940)^[1] was the captain of Lancashire County Cricket Club who retired for a career as a Conservative Party politician. He was elected at the 1935 general election as Member of Parliament (MP) for Manchester Exchange.^[2] He died in 1940 in a flying accident near Eastleigh, Hampshire whilst serving with the Fleet Air Arm,^[3] becoming the fourth MP to be killed in World War II.

References

^ "House of Commons constituencies beginning with "M" (part 2)". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Mcommons2.htm. Retrieved 2009-05-03.
^ Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 187. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
^ "House of Commons Debates vol 364 c753". Hansard. 14 August 1940. http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commons/1940/aug/14/death-of-a-member. Retrieved 2009-05-03.

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Edward Brocklehurst Fielden	Member of Parliament for Manchester Exchange 1935 – 1940	Succeeded by Thomas Henry Hewlett

Persondata
Name	Eckersley, Peter
Alternative names
Short description	English cricketer and Conservative Member of Parliament (MP)
Date of birth	2 July 1904
Place of birth
Date of death	13 August 1940
Place of death