Ernest Hiley Explained

Sir Ernest Varvill Hiley, KBE (1868 - 1949) was Conservative MP for Birmingham Duddeston^{[1] [2] [3]}

Originally a solicitor, he was town clerk of Leicester and Birmingham. He was knighted in 1917.^[4]

He was elected as an MP in 1922 but stood down in 1923, an unusually short term.^{[1] [2] [3]}

He later served on two Royal Commissions.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Craig, F.W.S., ed. (1969) British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 Glasgow: Political Reference Publications. p. 82.
2. Web site: THE HOUSE OF COMMONS CONSTITUENCIES BEGINNING WITH "D" . 2023-09-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141009184054/http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Dcommons3.htm . 9 October 2014 .
3. Whitaker's Almanack, 1923 edition
4. Book: Self, Robert . The Neville Chamberlain Diary Letters: Volume 2: The Reform Years, 1921-27 . 2016-12-05 . Routledge . 978-1-351-96379-4 . en.