Sir Percy John Pybus, 1st Baronet, CBE (25 January 1880 – 23 October 1935) was a British Liberal Party politician.
Sir John Pybus | |
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| Minister of Transport | |
| In office 3 September 1931 – 22 February 1933 | |
| Prime Minister | Ramsay MacDonald |
| Preceded by | Herbert Morrison |
| Succeeded by | Oliver Stanley |
| Member of Parliament for Harwich | |
| In office 30 May 1929 – 23 October 1935 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Frederick Gill Rice |
| Succeeded by | Stanley Holmes |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 January 1880 |
| Died | 23 October 1935 (aged 55) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | National Liberal |
| Other political affiliations | Liberal |
Business career
editHaving completed an engineering apprenticeship John Pybus joined electrical engineers Phoenix Dynamo Manufacturing Company when aged 26. During World War I he was appointed managing director. Phoenix became a major constituent of the amalgamation of businesses named English Electric in 1918 and Pybus became a joint managing director with two others. He was appointed managing director of English Electric in March 1921[1] and chairman in April 1926.[2] He was a member of many boards of directors including The Times newspaper and chairman of others including Phoenix Assurance.[3]
In October 1928 he was selected as Liberal candidate for the Harwich Division.[4] He remained a director of English Electric.
Parliament
editPybus was first elected at the May 1929 general election, as the Liberal Member of Parliament for Harwich in Essex.[3]
In 1931, when Labour Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald split the party and formed a National Government. Pybus was one of the Liberal MPs to receive a ministerial post but then left to help form the breakaway Liberal National Party. Re-elected in Harwich at the 1931 general election as a Liberal National, Pybus served as Minister of Transport from 1931 until 1933.
Honours
editCreated a Commander of the British Empire in 1917 he was made a baronet, of Harwich in the County of Essex, in January 1934, and died on 23 October 1935, just weeks before the 1935 general election. His title became extinct on his death.[3]
References
edit- ^ City News in Brief, The Times, Friday, 11 Mar 1921; pg. 17; Issue 42666
- ^ English Electric Company. The Times, Thursday, 22 Apr 1926; pg. 21; Issue 44252
- ^ a b c Sir John Pybus, M.P. The Times, Thursday, 24 Oct 1935; pg. 16; Issue 47203
- ^ Ashton By-Election. The Times, Monday, 22 Oct 1928; pg. 9; Issue 45030
External links
edit- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by John Pybus
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