David Graham Pole was a British

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 Labour Party

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 politician who served as Member of Parliament

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 (MP) for South Derbyshire

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 from 1929 to 1931. His parents were John Pole, a ship's captain, and Rossina Graham, both from Shetland.

Pole was an unsuccessful candidate at four times: in East Grinstead

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 at the 1918 general election

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; at the Edinburgh North

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 by-election

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 in 1920; in Cardiff South

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 1922 general election

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; and in Cardiff Central

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 1924 general election

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He was elected as Member of Parliament

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 (MP) for South Derbyshire

South Derbyshire (UK Parliament constituency)

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 at the 1929 general election

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, but was defeated at the 1931 general election

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 by the Conservative Party

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 candidate Paul Emrys-Evans

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. Pole did not stand for Parliament

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 again. He died in Marylebone

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 aged 74.

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