Douglas Pielou
British soldier and politician
Douglas Pielou | |
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Photo of MP Pielou in a 1926 edition of the Burton Observer and Chronicle | |
Member of Parliament for Stourbridge | |
In office 1922-1927 | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1887-10-17)17 October 1887 Glasgow, Scotland |
Died | 9 January 1927(1927-01-09) (aged 39) |
Political party | Conservative |
Military career | |
Rank | Regimental Sergeant-Major |
Unit | Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders |
Battles/wars | World War I |
Douglas Percival Pielou (17 October 1887 – 9 January 1927)[1] was a British soldier who was disabled from injuries received in the First World War and went on to become a Conservative Member of Parliament (MP).
Biography
Pielou was born in Glasgow in 1887, the son an excise officer. During the war, he was Regimental Sergeant-Major (RSM) of the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders, and was severely wounded at the Battle of Loos in 1915.[citation needed]
He was elected at the 1922 general election as MP for the Stourbridge division of Worcestershire, defeating the sitting Liberal MP John William Wilson. Pielou was re-elected in 1923 and 1924,[2] and died in office in 1927, aged 39.[1]
References
- ^ a b "House of Commons constituencies beginning with "S" (part 5)". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. Archived from the original on 10 August 2009. Retrieved 11 May 2009.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 503. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Douglas Pielou
- Portraits of Douglas Pielou at the National Portrait Gallery, London
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Preceded by John Wilson | Member of Parliament for Stourbridge 1922 – 1927 | Succeeded by |
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