George Odey Explained

George Odey
Parliament:United Kingdom
Constituency Mp:Beverley
Prior Term:Howdenshire (1947–1950)
Term Start:27 November 1947
Term End:6 May 1955
Predecessor:Clifford Glossop
Successor:Constituency abolished
Parliament1:United Kingdom
Birth Name:George William Odey
Birth Date:21 April 1900
Alma Mater:University College London
Nationality:British
Party:Conservative Party
Relatives:Crispin Odey (grandson)

George William Odey CBE DL (21 April 1900 – 16 October 1985) was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1947 to 1955.

He was educated at Faversham Grammar School and University College London.[1]

He was elected as MP for the Howdenshire constituency at a by-election in 1947. When that constituency was abolished in boundary changes for the 1950 general election, he was returned to the House of Commons at for the newly recreated Beverley constituency, and held the seat until its abolition for the 1955 general election.

On 18 November 1952 he was made Honorary Air Commodore of No. 3505 (East Riding) Fighter Control Unit, Royal Auxiliary Air Force. On 7 February 1977 he was made a Deputy Lieutenant for the County of Humberside.

Sources

. F. W. S. Craig . British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 . 1969 . 3rd . 1983 . Parliamentary Research Services . Chichester . 0-900178-06-X.

Notes and References

  1. 'ODEY, George William', Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016