Gurney Pease
Sir Joseph Gurney Pease, 5th Baronet (born 16 November 1927) is a British hotelier and a Liberal Party politician.
Background
Gurney Pease is the second son of Sir Alfred Edward Pease Bt and his 3rd wife, Emily Elizabeth Smith. His elder brother was Alfred Vincent Pease. He was educated at Bootham School,[1] York. In 1953 he married Shelagh Munro Bulman. They had one son (Charles Edward Gurney Pease) and one daughter (Jane Elizabeth Gurney Pease). In 2008 he succeeded his brother Vincent to the family baronetcy.[2]
Professional career
Gurney Pease was a director and secretary of a private company of hotel proprietors.[3]
Political career
In 1950 Gurney Pease was elected to Guisborough Urban District Council, on which he served one three-year term. He was vice-chairman of Darlington Liberal Association.[3] He was Liberal candidate for the Bishop Auckland division of County Durham at the 1959 General Election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Harold James Boyden | 21,706 | 55.0 | −2.7 | |
| Conservative | N.W. Murray | 13,377 | 33.9 | −8.4 | |
| Liberal | Joseph Gurney Pease | 4,377 | 11.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 8,329 | 21.1 | |||
| Turnout | 39,460 | 80.8 | +3.8 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | +2.9 | |||
In 1961 he served as President of the North East England Young Liberal Federation.[2] He was Liberal candidate for the Darlington division of County Durham at the 1964 General Election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Edward Joseph Fletcher | 21,751 | 45.2 | ||
| Conservative | Anthony Temple Bourne-Arton | 19,841 | 41.2 | ||
| Liberal | Joseph Gurney Pease | 6,578 | 13.7 | ||
| Majority | 1,910 | 4.0 | |||
| Turnout | 83.0 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
In 1969 he was elected to the Liberal Party Council.[2] He was Liberal candidate for the Westmorland division at the 1970 General Election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Thomas Michael Jopling | 21,253 | 55.3 | ||
| Liberal | Joseph Gurney Pease | 9,426 | 24.5 | ||
| Labour | Roger Ward | 7,757 | 20.2 | ||
| Majority | 11,827 | 30.8 | |||
| Turnout | 38,436 | 71 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
From 1970-71 he served as President of the North West England Regional Liberal Party.[2] He was Liberal candidate for the Penrith and The Border division at the October 1974 General Election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William Stephen Ian Whitelaw | 23,547 | 58.1 | ||
| Labour | Joseph Norman David Weedall | 9,791 | 24.1 | ||
| Liberal | Joseph Gurney Pease | 7,215 | 17.8 | ||
| Majority | 13,756 | 33.9 | |||
| Turnout | 72.9 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
He did not stand for parliament again.[4]
Publications
- "A Wealth of Happiness and Many Bitter Trials" The life and journals of Sir Alfred Edward Pease Bt. (1992) William Sessions of York. ISBN 1-85072-107-6[2]
| Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Alfred Vincent Pease |
Baronet (Pease of Hutton Lowcross and Pinchinthorpe) 2008– |
Succeeded by heir apparent - Charles Edward Gurney Pease |
References
- ↑ Woodland, Jenny, ed. (2011). Bootham School Register. York, England: Bootham Old Scholars Association. OCLC 844773709.
- 1 2 3 4 5 ‘PEASE, Sir (Joseph) Gurney’, Who's Who 2015, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2015; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014 ; online edn, Oct 2014 accessed 30 Jan 2015
- 1 2 The Times House of Commons 1959
- ↑ British parliamentary election results 1950-1973, Craig, F.W.S.