Sydney Hope (1905 – 20 December 1959) was a British solicitor and politician, who represented Stalybridge and Hyde for the Conservative Party between 1931 and 1935.
Hope was educated at Glossop grammar school and then Ellesmere College, a small Anglo-Catholic boarding school, before training as a solicitor. He qualified in 1930,[1] and practiced in Manchester.[2]
In October 1930, Hope was adopted as the Conservative prospective parliamentary candidate for Stalybridge and Hyde,[2] and contested it at the 1931 general election. The seat had been traditionally Conservative, but had been taken by Edmund Walter Hanbury Wood, a Labour candidate, at the previous general election. He did not, however, stand for re-election, and as part of an overall Conservative landslide victory, Hope took the seat with a comfortable majority of 13,300 votes over the Liberal and Labour candidates. At 26, he was one of the youngest members of parliament elected that year; the Baby of the House, Roland Robinson, was only two years younger.
Hope did not run for re-election at the 1935 general election, though in May 1935 it was reported that he was considering looking for a safer seat.[4] In 1950, he was appointed a Justice of the Peace.[1]
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^ ab"Hope, Sydney". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2016 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
sydney, hope, 1905, december, 1959, british, solicitor, politician, represented, stalybridge, hyde, conservative, party, between, 1931, 1935, hope, educated, glossop, grammar, school, then, ellesmere, college, small, anglo, catholic, boarding, school, before, . Sydney Hope 1905 20 December 1959 was a British solicitor and politician who represented Stalybridge and Hyde for the Conservative Party between 1931 and 1935 Hope was educated at Glossop grammar school and then Ellesmere College a small Anglo Catholic boarding school before training as a solicitor He qualified in 1930 1 and practiced in Manchester 2 In October 1930 Hope was adopted as the Conservative prospective parliamentary candidate for Stalybridge and Hyde 2 and contested it at the 1931 general election The seat had been traditionally Conservative but had been taken by Edmund Walter Hanbury Wood a Labour candidate at the previous general election He did not however stand for re election and as part of an overall Conservative landslide victory Hope took the seat with a comfortable majority of 13 300 votes over the Liberal and Labour candidates At 26 he was one of the youngest members of parliament elected that year the Baby of the House Roland Robinson was only two years younger He did not make his maiden speech until 1934 when he objected to proposals to move Cheadle and Gatley into Greater Manchester 3 Hope did not run for re election at the 1935 general election though in May 1935 it was reported that he was considering looking for a safer seat 4 In 1950 he was appointed a Justice of the Peace 1 References edit a b Hope Sydney Who s Who amp Who Was Who Vol 1920 2016 April 2014 online ed A amp C Black Subscription or UK public library membership required a b Local and District News Lancashire Evening Post 4 October 1930 via British Newspaper Archive Hansard 28 February 1934 Tory MPs looking for other seats Daily Herald 29 May 1935 via British Newspaper Archive External links editHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by Sydney Hope Parliament of the United Kingdom Preceded byHugh Hartley Lawrie Member of Parliament for Stalybridge and Hyde1931 1935 Succeeded byPhilip Dunne Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sydney Hope amp oldid 1170523891, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
