Denis Hanley Explained

Denis Augustine Hanley (1903 – 10 June 1980) was a British electrical engineer and Conservative Party politician.^{[1] [2]}

The son of Edmund Hanley of Kintbury, Berkshire,^[3] he was educated at Downside School and Trinity College, Cambridge.^[2]

At the 1931 general election he was elected as Conservative Party Member of Parliament for Deptford, unseating the long-serving Labour incumbent, C. W. Bowerman.

In January 1935 he was found guilty of being drunk in charge of a motor car and was disqualified from driving.^[4] When an election was called later that year he choose not to defend his seat.^[5]

From 1938-54 he was employed by the Royal Naval Scientific Service.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hanley, Denis Augustine. Who Was Who. Oxford University Press. 19 April 2013.
2. News: Obituary: Mr D. A. Hanley. The Times. 11 June 1980. 19.
3. Births 4Q 1903, Bradfield Registration District, Vol. 2c p.310
4. News: Collapse In Motor Car. London M.P. Fined On Drink Charge. The Times. 28 January 1935. 9.
5. News: Candidates At The Election. The Times. 23 October 1935. 16.