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Ernest Hiley

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Sir Ernest Varvill Hiley (1868–1949) was Conservative MP for Birmingham Duddeston [1][2][3]

Originally a solicitor, he was town clerk of Leicester and Birmingham. He was knighted in 1917. [4]

He was elected as an MP in 1922 but stood down in 1923, an unusually short term.[1][2][3]

He later served on two Royal Commissions. [4]

See also

Sources

  1. ^ a b Craig, F.W.S., ed. (1969) British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 Glasgow: Political Reference Publications. p. 82. ISBN 0-900178-01-9
  2. ^ a b https://web.archive.org/web/20141009184054/http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Dcommons3.htm Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
  3. ^ a b Whitaker's Almanack, 1923 edition
  4. ^ a b https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=c8uoDQAAQBAJ&pg=PT122&lpg=PT122&dq=ernest+varvill+hiley&source=bl&ots=jje-d-i3kQ&sig=ACfU3U3NuLHPsto2X43eik_lPzwXGe3iew&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiHrODJ5t7pAhUKSxUIHZJmAEkQ6AEwEXoECAoQAQ#v=onepage&q=ernest%20varvill%20hiley&f=false Neville Chamerlain letters