Constituency : Leicester West 1931-35
Ernest took Leicester West from Labour as the Tories withdrew despite being a clear second in 1929.
Ernest was born in Leicester. He was a Unitarian minister, an author and Professor of English Literature at Tokyo University.
Ernest remained a Samuelite but did not defend his seat in 1935. Ernest wrote for a Japanese newspaper before the country went to war.
He stood for Newark in 1950 but came a very poor third.
He died in 1957 aged 75.
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