Constituency : Leicester South 1923-4
Ronald took Leicester South from the Tories at the second attempt.
Ronald was the son of a Wesleyan minister. He was educated at Scarborough College and King's College, London. He became a solicitor. In World War One, he was a sub lieutenant in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. He was a part time lecturer and journalist. He was on the Board of the Abbey Road Building Society. He was a councillor in St Alban's from 1920 to 1923. He was a temperance campaigner. In 1922 he stood for the Asquithians at a by-election in Leicester East coming a poor third as Labour took the seat from the Lloyd George Liberals. Later that year he ran the Tories very close at Leicester South in a straight contest.
In 1924 Labour entered the fray at Leicester South and Ronald fell to third place as the Tories regained the seat. In 1929 he stood at Banbury coming a good second in a three-cornered contest. In 1935 he stood at Penryn and Falmouth but failed to prevent the Liberals slipping into third place.
Ronald was knighted in 1932.
He died in 1936 after finishing a swim aged 46.
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