Bernard Cruddas
Appearance
Bernard Cruddas | |
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Member of Parliament for Wansbeck | |
In office 1931–1940 | |
Preceded by | George William Shield |
Succeeded by | Donald Scott |
Personal details | |
Born | 1 January 1882 |
Died | 23 December 1959 | (aged 77)
Military service | |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Branch/service | British Army |
Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
Battles/wars | First World War |
Lieutenant colonel Bernard Cruddas DSO (1 January 1882 – 23 December 1959) was a British Conservative politician.
Educated at Winchester College, Cruddas was commissioned into a volunteer battalion of the North Staffordshire Regiment in 1899, but the following year transferred to the Regular Army and the Northumberland Fusiliers. He reached the rank of Lieutenant colonel in World War I and was awarded the Distinguished Service Order.[citation needed]
He was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Wansbeck at the 1931 general election, and returned at the 1935 election. He stood down in 1940, and at the Wansbeck by-election on 29 July the Conservative candidate Donald Scott was returned unopposed.[citation needed]
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- People educated at Winchester College
- North Staffordshire Regiment officers
- Royal Northumberland Fusiliers officers
- British Army personnel of World War I
- 1882 births
- 1959 deaths
- Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
- Companions of the Distinguished Service Order
- UK MPs 1935–1945
- Conservative MP for England, 1880s birth stubs