Arnold Gridley, 1st Baron Gridley
Arnold Babb Gridley, 1st Baron Gridley KBE (16 July 1878 – 27 July 1965), was a British Conservative Member of Parliament (MP).
Gridley was the son of Edward Gridley of Abbey Dore in Herefordshire. He worked as a consulting engineer but later turned to politics. In 1935 he was elected to the House of Commons for Stockport, a seat he held until the constituency was abolished in 1950, and then represented Stockport South from 1950 to 1955. The latter year he was raised to the peerage as Baron Gridley, of Stockport in the County Palatine of Chester.
Lord Gridley married Mabel, daughter of Oliver Hudson, in 1905. He died in July 1965, aged 87, and was succeeded in the barony by his eldest son Arnold.
References
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Arnold Gridley
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Samuel Schofield Hammersley Alan Vincent Gandar Dower |
Member of Parliament for Stockport 1935–1950 Served alongside: Norman Hulbert |
Constituency abolished |
| New constituency | Member of Parliament for Stockport South 1950–1955 |
Succeeded by Harold Macdonald Steward |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by New Creation |
Baron Gridley | Succeeded by Arnold Hudson Gridley |