Ernest Popplewell
The Lord Popplewell | |
|---|---|
Popplewell in 1947 | |
| Opposition Deputy Chief Whip of the House of Commons | |
| In office 10 June 1955 – 23 October 1959 | |
| Leader | Clement Attlee Hugh Gaitskell |
| Preceded by | Herbert Bowden |
| Succeeded by | John Taylor |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| In office 6 June 1966 – 11 August 1977 Life Peerage | |
| Member of Parliament for Newcastle upon Tyne West | |
| In office 5 July 1945 – 10 March 1966 | |
| Preceded by | William Nunn |
| Succeeded by | Robert Brown |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 December 1899 |
| Died | 11 August 1977 (aged 77) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
Ernest Popplewell, Baron Popplewell, CBE (10 December 1899 – 11 August 1977) was a British Labour Party politician.
Political career
In the Labour landslide at the 1945 general election, Popplewell was elected as Member of Parliament for Newcastle upon Tyne West. In 1951 he was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE).[1]
After his retirement from the House of Commons at the 1966 general election, he was made a life peer as Baron Popplewell, of Sherburn-in-Elmet in the West Riding of the County of York on 6 June 1966.[2]
References
- ^ "No. 39396". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 November 1951. p. 6236.
- ^ "No. 44014". The London Gazette. 7 June 1966. p. 6598.