Gerald Hohler
Sir Gerald Fitzroy Hohler KC (1862 – 30 January 1934)[1] was a British barrister and Conservative Party politician who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for constituencies in Kent from 1910 to 1929.
Hohler was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge.[2] He was called to the bar in 1888 at the Inner Temple, and practised on the South-Eastern Circuit.[3] He became a Kings Counsel (KC) in 1906.[3]
Political career
He was elected at the January 1910 general election as the MP for Chatham,[1] unseating the town's first Labour Party MP John Jenkins,[4] and held the seat until the 1918 general election,[1][4] when he was elected instead as a Coalition Conservative for the new Gillingham division of Rochester.[5] He was returned to the House of Commons at a further three elections before standing down at the 1929 general election,[5] having been knighted in 1924[3] in the resignation honours of Stanley Baldwin.
References
- 1 2 3 Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 3)
- ↑ "Hohler, Gerald Fitzroy (HHLR882GF)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- 1 2 3 The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 32906. p. 1262. 8 February 1924. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
- 1 2 Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 94. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
- 1 2 Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 226. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir Gerald Hohler
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by John Hagan Jenkins |
Member of Parliament for Chatham January 1910 – 1918 |
Succeeded by John Moore-Brabazon |
| New constituency | Member of Parliament for Gillingham 1918 – 1929 |
Succeeded by Robert Vaughan Gower |