Douglas Pielou | |
|---|---|
 Photo of MP Pielou in a 1926 edition of the Burton Observer and Chronicle | |
| Member of Parliament for Stourbridge | |
| In office 1922-1927 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 October 1887 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Died | 9 January 1927 (aged 39) |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Military career | |
| Rank | Regimental Sergeant-Major |
| Unit | Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
Douglas Percival Pielou (17 October 1887 – 9 January 1927) [1] was a British soldier who was disabled from injuries received in the First World War and went on to become a Conservative Member of Parliament (MP).
Biography
Pielou was born in Glasgow in 1887, the son an excise officer. During the war, he was Regimental Sergeant-Major (RSM) of the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders, and was severely wounded at the Battle of Loos in 1915.[ citation needed]
He was elected at the 1922 general election as MP for the Stourbridge division of Worcestershire, defeating the sitting Liberal MP John William Wilson. Pielou was re-elected in 1923 and 1924, [2] and died in office in 1927, aged 39. [1]
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"House of Commons constituencies beginning with "S" (part 5)". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. Archived from the original on 10 August 2009. Retrieved 11 May 2009.
{{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL ( link) - ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 503. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Douglas Pielou
- Portraits of Douglas Pielou at the National Portrait Gallery, London
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- 1887 births
- 1927 deaths
- Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
- UK MPs 1922–1923
- UK MPs 1923–1924
- UK MPs 1924–1929
- British Army personnel of World War I
- Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders soldiers
- Politicians from Glasgow
- British politicians with disabilities
- Conservative MP for England, 1880s birth stubs