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| name = Aaron Charlton Curry |
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| name = Aaron Charlton Curry |
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| image = Aaron_Curry.jpg |
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| image = Aaron Charlton Curry.jpg |
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| office1 = [[Member of Parliament (UK)|Member of Parliament]] <br /> for [[Bishop Auckland (UK Parliament constituency)|Bishop Auckland]] |
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| predecessor1 = [[Hugh Dalton]] |
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| successor1 = [[Hugh Dalton]] |
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| office1 = [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]]<br /> for [[Bishop Auckland (UK Parliament constituency)|Bishop Auckland]] |
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| term_start1 = 27 October 1931 |
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| predecessor1 = [[Hugh Dalton]] |
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| term_end1 = 14 November 1935 |
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| successor1 = [[Hugh Dalton]] |
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| birth_date = 17 August 1888 |
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| term_start1 = 27 October 1931 |
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| term_end1 = 25 October 1935 |
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| birth_date = 17 August 1888 |
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| birth_place = [[Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England|Newcastle, England]] |
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| nationality = British |
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| death_date = 6 January 1957 |
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| death_place = [[Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England|Newcastle, England]] |
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| party = [[National Liberal Party (UK, 1931)|National Liberal]] |
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| nationality = British |
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| spouse = Jane Cranston Wilson |
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| party = [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]] |
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| children = one daughter |
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| occupation = Accountant, politician |
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'''Aaron Charlton Curry''' DCL (Hon.), JP, FRSA (17 August 1887 – 6 January 1957)<ref name="rayment">{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20090810231549/http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Bcommons3.htm Historical list of MPs: B, part 3]}} at Leigh Rayment's peerage pages</ref> was a [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal Party]], and briefly [[National Liberal Party (UK, 1931)|Liberal National]], politician in the [[United Kingdom]]. |
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==Background== |
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'''Aaron Charlton Curry''' (17 August 1887 – 6 January 1957)<ref name="rayment">[http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Bcommons3.htm Historical list of MPs: B, part 3] at Leigh Rayment's peerage pages</ref> was a [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal Party]], and sometimes [[National Liberal Party (UK, 1931)|National Liberal]], politician in the [[United Kingdom]]. |
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Curry married Jane Cranston Wilson in 1913 and they had one daughter. Hon. DCL (Dunelm), 1951.<ref name="ukwhoswho.com">(2007, December 01). Curry, Aaron Charlton, (1887–6 Jan. 1957), Member of Newcastle upon Tyne City Council since 1941, Alderman since 1951; Chairman of Northumberland and Tyneside River Board; Fellow Corporation of Accountants; Director of H. Young (Motors) Ltd, Norbrit Products, Ltd and other Companies; Fellow Corporation of Certified Secretaries. WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. Ed. Retrieved 29 Mar. 2019, from http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540891.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-236290.</ref> |
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==Career== |
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Standing as a Liberal candidate at the [[United Kingdom general election, 1923|1923]] and [[United Kingdom general election, 1924|1924 general election]]s, he unsuccessfully contested the [[Houghton-le-Spring (UK Parliament constituency)|Houghton-le-Spring]] constituency. He was defeated again at the [[Wallsend by-election, 1926|Wallsend by-election in 1926]], and in [[Bishop Auckland (UK Parliament constituency)|Bishop Auckland]] at a [[Bishop Auckland by-election, 1929|by-election in 1929]] and at the [[United Kingdom general election, 1929|1929 general election]]. |
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Curry was a founder and formerly senior partner in A. C. Curry & Co., chartered accountants. He was a Fellow of the Corporation of Accountants. He was a Fellow Corporation of Certified Secretaries. He was Director of H. Young (Motors) Ltd, Norbrit Products, Ltd and other Companies.<ref name="ukwhoswho.com" /> |
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<ref name="craig">{{cite book |last=Craig |first=F. W. S. |authorlink= F. W. S. Craig |title=British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 |origyear=1969 |edition= 3rd |year=1983 |publisher= Parliamentary Research Services |location=Chichester |isbn= 0-900178-06-X}}</ref> |
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==Political career== |
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He was elected to the [[British House of Commons|House of Commons]] on his sixth attempt, at the [[United Kingdom general election, 1931|1931 general election]], when he stood as a National Liberal candidate for [[Bishop Auckland (UK Parliament constituency)|Bishop Auckland]], defeating the sitting [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] [[Member of Parliament]] (MP) [[Hugh Dalton]]. Curry subsequently rejoined the Liberal Party, and stood as a Liberal candidate at the [[United Kingdom general election, 1935|1935 general election]], when Dalton regained the seat. Curry did not stand for [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|Parliament]] again.<ref name="craig" /> |
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===Parliamentary=== |
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Standing as a Liberal candidate at the [[1923 United Kingdom general election|1923]] and [[1924 United Kingdom general election|1924 general elections]], Curry unsuccessfully contested the [[Houghton-le-Spring (UK Parliament constituency)|Houghton-le-Spring]] constituency. He was defeated again at the [[1926 Wallsend by-election|Wallsend by-election in 1926]], and in [[Bishop Auckland (UK Parliament constituency)|Bishop Auckland]] at a [[1929 Bishop Auckland by-election|by-election in 1929]] and at the [[1929 United Kingdom general election|1929 general election]].<ref name="craig">{{cite book |last=Craig |first=F. W. S. |author-link=F. W. S. Craig |year=1983 |title=British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 |edition=3rd |orig-year=First published 1969 |publisher=Parliamentary Research Services |location=Chichester |isbn=0-900178-06-X}}</ref> He was elected to the [[British House of Commons|House of Commons]] on his sixth attempt, at the [[1931 United Kingdom general election|1931 general election]], when he stood as a Liberal National candidate for [[Bishop Auckland (UK Parliament constituency)|Bishop Auckland]], defeating the sitting [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) [[Hugh Dalton]]. |
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Although he took the Liberal National whip after the 1931 election, he consistently voted with the official Liberal Party in Commons votes. His support for free trade and opposition to the government's proposed tariffs being a major reason.<ref>Liberals in Schism: A History of the National Liberal Party by David Dutton</ref> In December 1932, Curry left the Liberal Nationals and took the Liberal whip.<ref>Liberals in Parliament 1924-1994 by Rif Winfield</ref> He stood as a Liberal candidate at the [[1935 United Kingdom general election|1935 general election]], when Dalton regained the seat. Curry did not stand for [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|Parliament]] again.<ref name="craig" /> |
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===Municipal=== |
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He was a member of [[Whickham]] [[Urban district (England and Wales)|Urban District Council]] from 1931 to 1937. He was a member of [[Newcastle upon Tyne City Council]]; Councillor 1941-51 and Alderman 1951–57. [[List of mayors of Newcastle-upon-Tyne|Lord Mayor of the City and County of Newcastle upon Tyne]], 1949–50 and again 1956–57. He was Chairman of Northumberland and Tyneside River Board. He was a [[Justice of the Peace]] for [[County Durham]]. He was a Justice of the Peace for the County Borough of Newcastle upon Tyne.<ref name="ukwhoswho.com" /> |
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===Electoral record=== |
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{{Election box begin| |
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| title=[[1923 United Kingdom general election|General election 1923]]: Houghton-le-Spring<ref name="ReferenceA">British parliamentary election results, 1918-1949 by FWS Craig</ref> |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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| party=Labour Party (UK) |
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| candidate=[[Robert Richardson (Labour politician)|Robert Richardson]] |
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| votes=15,225 |
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| percentage=59.3 |
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| change=+7.4 |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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| party=Liberal Party (UK) |
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| candidate=Aaron Curry |
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| votes=10,445 |
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| percentage=40.7 |
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| change=+19.5 |
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{{Election box majority| |
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| votes=4,780 |
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| percentage=18.6 |
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| change=−6.4 |
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{{Election box turnout| |
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| votes=25,670 |
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| percentage=69.0 |
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| change=−9.4 |
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{{Election box registered electors| |
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| reg. electors=37,224 |
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{{Election box hold with party link| |
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| winner=Labour Party (UK) |
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| swing=−6.1 |
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{{Election box end}} |
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{{Election box begin| |
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| title=[[1924 United Kingdom general election|General election 1924]]: Houghton-le-Spring<ref name="ReferenceA">British parliamentary election results, 1918-1949 by FWS Craig</ref> |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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| party=Labour Party (UK) |
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| candidate=[[Robert Richardson (Labour politician)|Robert Richardson]] |
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| votes=17,857 |
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| percentage=57.8 |
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| change=−1.5 |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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| party=Liberal Party (UK) |
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| candidate=Aaron Curry |
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| votes=13,023 |
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| percentage=42.2 |
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| change=+1.5 |
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{{Election box majority| |
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| votes=4,834 |
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| percentage=15.6 |
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| change=−3.0 |
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{{Election box turnout| |
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| votes=30,880 |
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| percentage=79.6 |
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| change=+10.6 |
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{{Election box registered electors| |
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| reg. electors=38,779 |
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{{Election box hold with party link| |
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| winner=Labour Party (UK) |
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| swing=−1.5 |
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{{Election box end}} |
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{{Election box begin|title=[[1926 Wallsend by-election]] |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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| party=Labour Party (UK) |
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| candidate=[[Margaret Bondfield]] |
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| votes=18,866 |
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| percentage=57.7 |
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| change=+5.3 |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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| party=Unionist Party (UK) |
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| candidate=Sam Howard |
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| votes=9,839 |
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| percentage=30.1 |
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| change=−17.5 |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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| party=Liberal Party (UK) |
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| candidate=Aaron Curry |
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| votes=4,000 |
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| percentage=12.2 |
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| change=n/a |
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{{Election box majority| |
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| votes=9,027 |
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| percentage=27.6 |
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| change=+22.8 |
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{{Election box turnout| |
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| votes=32,705 |
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| percentage=82.9 |
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| change=−2.5 |
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{{Election box registered electors| |
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| reg. electors=39,460 |
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{{Election box hold with party link| |
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| winner=Labour Party (UK) |
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| swing=+11.4 |
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{{Election box end}} |
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| title=[[1929 Bishop Auckland by-election]] |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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| party=Labour Party (UK) |
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| candidate=[[Ruth Dalton]] |
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| votes=14,797 |
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| percentage=57.1 |
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| change=+2.0 |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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| party=Liberal Party (UK) |
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| candidate=Aaron Curry |
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| votes=7,725 |
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| percentage=29.9 |
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| change=−15.0 |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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| party=Unionist Party (UK) |
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| candidate=Herbert Thompson |
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| votes=3,357 |
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| percentage=13.0 |
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| change=n/a |
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{{Election box majority| |
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| votes=7,072 |
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| percentage=27.2 |
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| change=+17.0 |
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{{Election box turnout| |
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| votes=25,879 |
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| percentage=74.4 |
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| change=−6.5 |
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{{Election box registered electors| |
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| reg. electors=34,787 |
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{{Election box hold with party link| |
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| winner=Labour Party (UK) |
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| swing=+8.5 |
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}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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| party=Labour Party (UK) |
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| candidate=[[Hugh Dalton]] |
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| votes=17,838 |
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| percentage=55.8 |
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| change=-1.3 |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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| party=Liberal Party (UK) |
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| candidate=Aaron Curry |
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| votes=9,635 |
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| percentage=30.1 |
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| change=+0.2 |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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| party=Unionist Party (UK) |
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| candidate=Herbert Thompson |
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| votes=4,503 |
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| percentage=14.1 |
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| change=+1.1 |
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{{Election box majority| |
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| votes=8,203 |
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| percentage=25.7 |
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| change=-1.5 |
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{{Election box turnout| |
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| votes=31,976 |
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| percentage=76.5 |
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| change=+2.1 |
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{{Election box registered electors| |
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| reg. electors=41,772 |
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{{Election box hold with party link| |
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| winner=Labour Party (UK) |
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| swing=-0.8 |
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{{Election box end}} |
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{{Election box begin|title=[[1931 United Kingdom general election|General election 1931]]: Bishop Auckland<ref>Political Science Resources, Richard Kimber</ref> |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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| party=National Liberal Party (UK, 1931) |
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| candidate=Aaron Curry |
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| votes=17,551 |
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| percentage=51.4 |
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| change=+21.3 |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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| party=Labour Party (UK) |
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| candidate=[[Hugh Dalton]] |
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| votes=16,796 |
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| percentage=48.6 |
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| change=-7.2 |
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{{Election box majority| |
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| votes=955 |
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| percentage=2.8 |
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| change=28.5 |
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{{Election box turnout| |
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| votes=34,547 |
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| percentage=82.5 |
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| change=+6.0 |
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{{Election box gain with party link| |
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| winner=National Liberal Party (UK, 1931) |
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| loser=Labour Party (UK) |
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| swing=+14.2 |
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{{Election box end}} |
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{{Election box begin|title=[[1935 United Kingdom general election|General election 1935]]: Bishop Auckland |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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| party=Labour Party (UK) |
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| candidate=[[Hugh Dalton]] |
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| votes=20,481 |
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| percentage=62.3 |
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| change=+13.7 |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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| party=Liberal Party (UK) |
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| candidate=Aaron Curry |
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| votes=12,395 |
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| percentage=37.7 |
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| change=-13.7 |
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{{Election box majority| |
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| votes=8,086 |
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| percentage=24.6 |
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| change=27.4 |
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{{Election box turnout| |
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| votes=32,876 |
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| percentage=79.2 |
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| change=-3.3 |
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{{Election box gain with party link| |
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| winner=Labour Party (UK) |
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| loser=Liberal Party (UK) |
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| swing=+13.7 |
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{{Election box end}} |
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| title = [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] for [[Bishop Auckland (UK Parliament constituency)|Bishop Auckland]] |
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| years = [[1931 United Kingdom general election|1931]]–[[1935 United Kingdom general election|1935]] |
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Aaron Charlton Curry | |
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Member of Parliament for Bishop Auckland | |
In office 27 October 1931 – 25 October 1935 | |
Preceded by | Hugh Dalton |
Succeeded by | Hugh Dalton |
Personal details | |
Born | 17 August 1888 Newcastle, England |
Died | 6 January 1957 Newcastle, England |
Political party | Liberal |
Spouse | Jane Cranston Wilson |
Children | one daughter |
Occupation | Accountant, politician |
Aaron Charlton Curry DCL (Hon.), JP, FRSA (17 August 1887 – 6 January 1957)[1] was a Liberal Party, and briefly Liberal National, politician in the United Kingdom.
Background
[edit]Curry married Jane Cranston Wilson in 1913 and they had one daughter. Hon. DCL (Dunelm), 1951.[2]
Career
[edit]Curry was a founder and formerly senior partner in A. C. Curry & Co., chartered accountants. He was a Fellow of the Corporation of Accountants. He was a Fellow Corporation of Certified Secretaries. He was Director of H. Young (Motors) Ltd, Norbrit Products, Ltd and other Companies.[2]
Political career
[edit]Parliamentary
[edit]Standing as a Liberal candidate at the 1923 and 1924 general elections, Curry unsuccessfully contested the Houghton-le-Spring constituency. He was defeated again at the Wallsend by-election in 1926, and in Bishop Auckland at a by-election in 1929 and at the 1929 general election.[3] He was elected to the House of Commons on his sixth attempt, at the 1931 general election, when he stood as a Liberal National candidate for Bishop Auckland, defeating the sitting Labour Member of Parliament (MP) Hugh Dalton. Although he took the Liberal National whip after the 1931 election, he consistently voted with the official Liberal Party in Commons votes. His support for free trade and opposition to the government's proposed tariffs being a major reason.[4] In December 1932, Curry left the Liberal Nationals and took the Liberal whip.[5] He stood as a Liberal candidate at the 1935 general election, when Dalton regained the seat. Curry did not stand for Parliament again.[3]
Municipal
[edit]He was a member of Whickham Urban District Council from 1931 to 1937. He was a member of Newcastle upon Tyne City Council; Councillor 1941-51 and Alderman 1951–57. Lord Mayor of the City and County of Newcastle upon Tyne, 1949–50 and again 1956–57. He was Chairman of Northumberland and Tyneside River Board. He was a Justice of the Peace for County Durham. He was a Justice of the Peace for the County Borough of Newcastle upon Tyne.[2]
Electoral record
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Robert Richardson | 15,225 | 59.3 | +7.4 | |
Liberal | Aaron Curry | 10,445 | 40.7 | +19.5 | |
Majority | 4,780 | 18.6 | −6.4 | ||
Turnout | 25,670 | 69.0 | −9.4 | ||
Registered electors | 37,224 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | −6.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Robert Richardson | 17,857 | 57.8 | −1.5 | |
Liberal | Aaron Curry | 13,023 | 42.2 | +1.5 | |
Majority | 4,834 | 15.6 | −3.0 | ||
Turnout | 30,880 | 79.6 | +10.6 | ||
Registered electors | 38,779 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | −1.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Margaret Bondfield | 18,866 | 57.7 | +5.3 | |
Unionist | Sam Howard | 9,839 | 30.1 | −17.5 | |
Liberal | Aaron Curry | 4,000 | 12.2 | n/a | |
Majority | 9,027 | 27.6 | +22.8 | ||
Turnout | 32,705 | 82.9 | −2.5 | ||
Registered electors | 39,460 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +11.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Ruth Dalton | 14,797 | 57.1 | +2.0 | |
Liberal | Aaron Curry | 7,725 | 29.9 | −15.0 | |
Unionist | Herbert Thompson | 3,357 | 13.0 | n/a | |
Majority | 7,072 | 27.2 | +17.0 | ||
Turnout | 25,879 | 74.4 | −6.5 | ||
Registered electors | 34,787 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +8.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Hugh Dalton | 17,838 | 55.8 | −1.3 | |
Liberal | Aaron Curry | 9,635 | 30.1 | +0.2 | |
Unionist | Herbert Thompson | 4,503 | 14.1 | +1.1 | |
Majority | 8,203 | 25.7 | −1.5 | ||
Turnout | 31,976 | 76.5 | +2.1 | ||
Registered electors | 41,772 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -0.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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National Liberal | Aaron Curry | 17,551 | 51.4 | +21.3 | |
Labour | Hugh Dalton | 16,796 | 48.6 | −7.2 | |
Majority | 955 | 2.8 | 28.5 | ||
Turnout | 34,547 | 82.5 | +6.0 | ||
National Liberal gain from Labour | Swing | +14.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Hugh Dalton | 20,481 | 62.3 | +13.7 | |
Liberal | Aaron Curry | 12,395 | 37.7 | −13.7 | |
Majority | 8,086 | 24.6 | 27.4 | ||
Turnout | 32,876 | 79.2 | −3.3 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | +13.7 |
References
[edit]- ^ Historical list of MPs: B, part 3[usurped] at Leigh Rayment's peerage pages
- ^ a b c (2007, December 01). Curry, Aaron Charlton, (1887–6 Jan. 1957), Member of Newcastle upon Tyne City Council since 1941, Alderman since 1951; Chairman of Northumberland and Tyneside River Board; Fellow Corporation of Accountants; Director of H. Young (Motors) Ltd, Norbrit Products, Ltd and other Companies; Fellow Corporation of Certified Secretaries. WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. Ed. Retrieved 29 Mar. 2019, from http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540891.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-236290.
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