Monday, 8 January 2018
1788 Gerald France
Constituency : Morley 1910-18, Morley and Batley 1918-22
Gerald took over from Alfred Hutton at Morley.
Gerald was the son of a businessman from Tyneside. He was educated at a Methodist boarding school. He himself went into business as an importer and was also involved in tin printing. He was a member of Northumberland County Council.
Gerald was unopposed in December 1910.
In 1912 Gerald moved an amendment to the Welsh Disestablishment Bill.
Gerald was a lieutenant in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve during World War One. In 1916 he became PPS to Runciman at the Board of Trade.
Gerald received the coupon and beat Labour in the new seat of Batley and Morley though not by all that much to say there was no Unionist candidate in the field. He protested at the Coalition decision to oppose Simon at Spen Valley in 1919 He opposed anti-dumping legislation. He stood down in 1922.
Gerald was sometime President of the National Commercial Temperance League and he was also on the national executive committee of the boys' brigade.
He died in 1935 shortly after returning from Tenerife, aged 64.
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