Constituency : Hull South West 1918-24, Bolton 1931-45 ( Conservative )
Cyril took the new seat of Hull South West due to a split in the Labour vote between a couponed candidate and an official Labour man.
Cyril was a barrister who developed a business career.. He served in World War One as a Major.
Cyril was a supporter of the League of Nations.
Cyril held his seat in 1922 ( a National Liberal candidate received a derisory vote ) and 1923 but came second to a Conservative in 1924.
In 1926 Cyril defected to the Conservatives over Lloyd George's land policy. He contested Bolton in 1929 but came third. He topped the poll in 1931 and 1935 but came third in 1945.
Cyril was chairman of Decca Records in the 1940s.
Cyril was knighted in 1945.
He died in 1974 aged 86.
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