George Odey

George William Odey CBE DL [1] (21 April 1900 – 16 October 1985) was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1947 to 1955.

George Odey CBE, DL
Member of Parliament for Beverley Howdenshire (1947–1950)
In office 27 November 1947 – 26 May 1955
Preceded by	Clifford Glossop
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Personal details
Born	George William Odey 21 April 1900
Died	16 October 1985 (aged 85)
Nationality	British
Political party	Conservative
Relatives	Crispin Odey (grandson)
Alma mater	University College London

He was educated at Faversham Grammar School and University College London.[2]

He was elected as MP for the Howdenshire constituency at a by-election in 1947.[1] When that constituency was abolished in boundary changes for the 1950 general election, he was returned to the House of Commons at for the newly recreated Beverley constituency, and held the seat until its abolition for the 1955 general election.

On 18 November 1952 he was made Honorary Air Commodore of No. 3505 (East Riding) Fighter Control Unit, Royal Auxiliary Air Force.[3] On 7 February 1977 he was made a Deputy Lieutenant for the County of Humberside.[4]

References

1. "No. 38138". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 December 1947. p. 5713.
2. ‘ODEY, George William’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016
3. "No. 39702". The London Gazette (Supplement). 21 November 1952. p. 6209.
4. "No. 47147". The London Gazette. 11 February 1977. p. 1977.

Sources

• Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by George Odey