Gerald Hohler
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Sir Gerald Fitzroy Hohler KC (1862 – 30 Jan 1934) was a British barrister and Conservative Party
politician who served as a Member of Parliament
(MP) for constituencies in Kent
from 1910 to 1929.
Hohler was educated at Eton
and Trinity College, Cambridge
. He was called to the bar in 1888 at the Inner Temple
, and practised on the South-Eastern Circuit.
He became a Kings Counsel (KC) in 1906.
, unseating the town's first Labour Party
MP John Jenkins
, and held the seat until the 1918 general election
, when he was elected instead as a Coalition Conservative for the new Gillingham division
of Rochester. He was returned to the House of Commons at a further three elections before standing down at the 1929 general election
, having been knighted
in 1924 in the resignation honours of Stanley Baldwin
.
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
politician who served as a Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP) for constituencies in Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
from 1910 to 1929.
Hohler was educated at Eton
Eton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
and Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Trinity has more members than any other college in Cambridge or Oxford, with around 700 undergraduates, 430 graduates, and over 170 Fellows...
. He was called to the bar in 1888 at the Inner Temple
Inner Temple
The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple, commonly known as Inner Temple, is one of the four Inns of Court in London. To be called to the Bar and practise as a barrister in England and Wales, an individual must belong to one of these Inns...
, and practised on the South-Eastern Circuit.
He became a Kings Counsel (KC) in 1906.
Political career
He was elected at the January 1910 general election as the MP for ChathamChatham (UK Parliament constituency)
Chatham was a parliamentary constituency in Kent which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom...
, unseating the town's first Labour Party
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
MP John Jenkins
John Hagan Jenkins
John Hagan Jenkins , was a British trade unionist from Cardiff, and a firstly Liberal-Labour and then Labour Party politician.Jenkin was President of the Trades Union Congress in 1895....
, and held the seat until the 1918 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1918
The United Kingdom general election of 1918 was the first to be held after the Representation of the People Act 1918, which meant it was the first United Kingdom general election in which nearly all adult men and some women could vote. Polling was held on 14 December 1918, although the count did...
, when he was elected instead as a Coalition Conservative for the new Gillingham division
Gillingham (UK Parliament constituency)
Gillingham was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:...
of Rochester. He was returned to the House of Commons at a further three elections before standing down at the 1929 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1929
-Seats summary:-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987*-External links:***...
, having been knighted
Knight Bachelor
The rank of Knight Bachelor is a part of the British honours system. It is the most basic rank of a man who has been knighted by the monarch but not as a member of one of the organised Orders of Chivalry...
in 1924 in the resignation honours of Stanley Baldwin
Stanley Baldwin
Stanley Baldwin, 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley, KG, PC was a British Conservative politician, who dominated the government in his country between the two world wars...
.