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Line 1: {{short description\|British politician}} {{Use dmy dates\|date=April 2017}} {{Use British English\|date=April 2017}} '''Lyall Wilkes''' (19 May 1914 – 28 March 1991)<ref>{{Rayment-hc\|n\|1\|date=March 2012}}</ref> was an [[England\|English]] historian, circuit judge and [[Labour Party (UK)\|Labour Party]] politician. == Biography == A noted barrister and later judge in the North-East of England, Wilkes was a member of ~~the~~ Broad Chare Chambers, a leading group of barristers in the area.<ref>[{{Cite web \|url=http://www.broadcharechambers.co.uk/Default.aspx?page=About%20Us \|title=Broad Chare Chambers] \|access-date=7 July 2008 }}{{dead link\|date=August 2020\|bot=medic}}{{cbignore\|bot=medic}}</ref> A prolific writer, notably of biographies, his works included books on the lives of [[William Eden, 1st Baron Auckland\|William Eden]], [[Francis Festing]] and [[John Dobson (architect)\|John Dobson]].<ref>[http://www.bookfinder.com/author/lyall-wilkes/ Books by Lyall Wilkes]</ref> As a politician Wilkes won the [[Newcastle upon Tyne Central (UK Parliament constituency)\|Newcastle upon Tyne Central seat]] from [[Arthur Denville]] in the [[1945 United Kingdom general election~~, 1945~~\|1945 general election]] and held the seat until he left politics in 1951. Following his death in 1991 Wilkes was buried in St. Mary Magdalene's Church [[Whalton]].<ref>Peter Donaghy, John Laidler, ''Northumbria Church Walks'', 2002, p. 83</ref> Line 18 ⟶ 21: {{s-par\|uk}} {{succession box \| title = [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)\|Member of Parliament]] for [[Newcastle upon Tyne Central (UK Parliament constituency)\|Newcastle upon Tyne Central]] \| years = [[1945 United Kingdom general election~~, 1945~~\|1945]]–[[1951 United Kingdom general election~~, 1951~~\|1951]] \| before = [[Arthur Denville]] \| after = [[Edward Short, Baron Glenamara\|Ted Short]] Line 25 ⟶ 28: {{s-end}} {{Authority control}} ~~{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. -->~~ ~~\| NAME = Wilkes, Lyall~~ ~~\| ALTERNATIVE NAMES =~~ ~~\| SHORT DESCRIPTION = British politician~~ ~~\| DATE OF BIRTH = 19 May 1914~~ ~~\| PLACE OF BIRTH =~~ ~~\| DATE OF DEATH = 28 March 1991~~ ~~\| PLACE OF DEATH =~~ }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Wilkes, Lyall}} [[Category:1914 births]] [[Category:1991 deaths]] [[Category:English biographers]] [[Category:20th-century English judges]] [[Category:Labour Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies]] ~~[[Category:Members of the United Kingdom Parliament for English constituencies]]~~ [[Category:UK MPs 1945–1950]] [[Category:UK MPs 1950–1951]] [[Category:20th-century British biographers]] {{England-Labour-UK-MP-stub}}