Conolly Gage Explained

Conolly Gage
Constituency Mp:Belfast South
Term Start:26 July 1945
Term End:4 November 1952
Predecessor:William Stewart
Successor:David Campbell
Birth Date:10 November 1905
Nationality:British
Party:Ulster Unionist Party
Spouse:Elinor Nancy Martyn
Alma Mater:Cambridge University
Inner Temple
Profession:Barrister, Judge

Conolly Hugh Gage (10 November 1905 – 3 October 1984) was a British politician and judge.

Life

A nephew of Sir Denis Henry, Bt., Gage was educated at Repton School and Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge.[1] He was called to the Bar from the Inner Temple in 1930,[2] and built up a London practice. In 1932, he married Elinor Nancy Martyn.

In 1939, Gage joined the Royal Artillery as a gunner. With the First Canadian Army in the Second World War, he became lieutenant colonel and assistant judge advocate general.[3]

He was elected as an Ulster Unionist Member of Parliament for Belfast South in 1945, resigning in 1952. He was also Recorder of Saffron Walden and Maldon from 1950 to 1952, a County Court judge from 1958 to 1971 and a circuit judge from 1972 to 1978.[1]

His son, William Gage, was also a judge.

Notes and References

  1. "His Honour Conolly Gage", The Times, 8 October 1984, p. 16
  2. A. D. McDonnell, The Life of Sir Denis Henry: Catholic Unionist, Ulster Historical Foundation, 2000
  3. Book: Harbinson, John F.. The Ulster Unionist Party, 1882–1973. 1973. Blackstaff Press. Belfast. 0856400769. 182. registration.