He lost his parliamentary seat to the Labour Party at the 1929 election, but regained it two years later at the 1931 poll.[1] In May 1935, Nall and four other Conservative MPs asked that the National Government whip be withdrawn from them in protest against proposals to introduce Home Rule to India.[3]
In February 1935 Nall became one of the first people to predict that Sir Winston Churchill would become Prime Minister (even though at the time Churchill was in the political wilderness). Nall observed that ‘If there were a big political crisis … Churchill by virtue of his brains and personality would take the foremost place, and would in that event be accepted by the Tory Party.’[4]
Also in 1935 Nall became chairman of Joseph Nall and Company, and he subsequently held a number of directorships in companies in Northern England.[1] He remained MP for Hulme until the next election in 1945, which was delayed by the Second World War. Nall retired from parliament at this point.
He was the last chairman of the Lancashire Electric Light and Power Company until its nationalisation in 1947. The family firm was also taken over by the state in the following year, when it passed to the British Transport Commission. Nall continued to be the member of a number of other company boards including Lancashire United Transport and Wilson and Walker Breweries.
In 1954 Sir Joseph Nall was created a baronet "of Hoveringham Hall in the County of Nottingham".[5] He died on 2 May 1958, aged 70, and his funeral took place five days latter at Hoveringham, Nottinghamshire.[6]
References
^ abcObituary: Sir Joseph Nall, The Times, 5 May 1958
joseph, nall, baronet, august, 1887, 1958, british, conservative, politician, industrialist, baronetnall, 1923member, parliamentfor, manchester, hulmein, office, december, 1918, 1929preceded, byconstituency, establishedsucceeded, byandrew, mcelweein, office, o. Sir Joseph Nall 1st Baronet DSO DL 24 August 1887 2 May 1958 was a British Conservative politician and industrialist Sir Joseph Nall 1st BaronetNall in 1923Member of Parliamentfor Manchester HulmeIn office 14 December 1918 10 May 1929Preceded byConstituency establishedSucceeded byAndrew McElweeIn office 27 October 1931 15 June 1945Preceded byAndrew McElweeSucceeded byFrederick LeePersonal detailsBorn 1887 08 24 24 August 1887Died2 May 1958 1958 05 02 aged 70 Political partyConservativeHe was the son of Joseph Nall of Worsley Lancashire In 1904 he joined the family firm of Joseph Nall and Company carriers and railway cartage agents In 1906 he joined the Bolton Artillery a unit of the Volunteer Force He continued his connection with the successors to the Volunteers the Territorial Force serving in Egypt Gallipoli and France in First World War He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order in 1918 1 At the general election of 1918 he was elected as Conservative Member of Parliament MP for the Hulme constituency of Manchester He became the parliamentary private secretary to the Home Secretary W C Bridgeman and was knighted in 1924 as part of Stanley Baldwin s resignation honours 2 He lost his parliamentary seat to the Labour Party at the 1929 election but regained it two years later at the 1931 poll 1 In May 1935 Nall and four other Conservative MPs asked that the National Government whip be withdrawn from them in protest against proposals to introduce Home Rule to India 3 In February 1935 Nall became one of the first people to predict that Sir Winston Churchill would become Prime Minister even though at the time Churchill was in the political wilderness Nall observed that If there were a big political crisis Churchill by virtue of his brains and personality would take the foremost place and would in that event be accepted by the Tory Party 4 Also in 1935 Nall became chairman of Joseph Nall and Company and he subsequently held a number of directorships in companies in Northern England 1 He remained MP for Hulme until the next election in 1945 which was delayed by the Second World War Nall retired from parliament at this point He was the last chairman of the Lancashire Electric Light and Power Company until its nationalisation in 1947 The family firm was also taken over by the state in the following year when it passed to the British Transport Commission Nall continued to be the member of a number of other company boards including Lancashire United Transport and Wilson and Walker Breweries In 1954 Sir Joseph Nall was created a baronet of Hoveringham Hall in the County of Nottingham 5 He died on 2 May 1958 aged 70 and his funeral took place five days latter at Hoveringham Nottinghamshire 6 References Edit a b c Obituary Sir Joseph Nall The Times 5 May 1958 Resignation Honours 9 February 1924 p 10 Government Whip Declined Five Conservative Members The Times 24 May 1935 p 18 A J P Taylor ed Off the Record Political Interviews 1933 1943 1973 p 32 No 40097 The London Gazette 9 February 1954 p 865 Funeral Colonel Sir Joseph Hall The Times 8 May 1958 p 12External links EditHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by Joseph NallParliament of the United KingdomNew constituency Member of Parliament for Manchester Hulme1918 1929 Succeeded byAndrew McElweePreceded byAndrew McElwee Member of Parliament for Manchester Hulme1931 1945 Succeeded byFrederick LeeBaronetage of the United KingdomNew creation Baronet of Hoveringham Hall 1954 1958 Succeeded byMichael Joseph Nall Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Joseph Nall amp oldid 1165702757, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
