Ralph Etherton
Ralph Humphrey Etherton (11 February 1904–10 December 1987) was a British barrister and Conservative politician.
He was the son of Captain Louis Etherton.[1] He was educated at Charterhouse School and Trinity Hall, Cambridge, and was called to the Bar in 1926.[2][3]
He became involved in Conservative politics, failing to win a parliamentary seat at Everton, Liverpool in 1935. In 1937 he unsuccessfully stood for election to the London County Council as a Municipal Reform Party candidate.[4] In 1939 an election was caused by the death of the Member of Parliament (MP) for Stretford, with Etherton being elected to the seat.[5]
Etherton joined the Royal Air Force, rising from the rank of Pilot Officer to Flight Lieutenant.[6] On 15 December 1944, he married Johanne Cloherty in the crypt chapel of the House of Commons.[1] He met his future wife while she was Charles de Gaulle's diplomatic driver.[2]
He lost his parliamentary seat at the 1945 general election.[7] He retired from active politics and pursued a career in business. He died in December 1987, aged 82.[2]
References
- 1 2 Marriages, The Times, 16 December 1944
- 1 2 3 Obituary of Mr Ralph Etherton, The Times, 9 January 1988
- ↑ Bar Examinations, 13 January 1926, p.18
- ↑ Fight To Govern London, The Times, 2 March 1937, p. 13
- ↑ Unionist Victory at Stretford, The Times, 11 December 1939, p. 5
- ↑ The Times, 16 October 1940, p.4; 16 September 1942, p.7
- ↑ "UK General Election results July 1945". Area Studies, UK: politics, elections and government in Britain. University of Keele. Retrieved 22 August 2008.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Ralph Etherton
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| Preceded by Anthony Crossley |
Member of Parliament for Stretford 1939 –1945 |
Succeeded by Herschel Lewis Austin |