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Denis Augustine Hanley (26 July 1903[1] – 10 June 1980) was a British electrical engineer and Conservative Party politician.[2][3]
The son of Edmund Hanley of Kintbury, Berkshire,[2][4] he was educated at Downside School and Trinity College, Cambridge.[2][3]
At the 1931 general election he was elected as Conservative Party member of parliament for Deptford, unseating the long-serving Labour incumbent, C. W. Bowerman.[3]
In January 1935 he was found guilty of being drunk in charge of a motor car and was disqualified from driving.[5] When an election was called later that year he choose not to defend his seat.[6][3]
From 1938 to 1954 he was employed by the Royal Naval Scientific Service.[3][2]
References
[edit]- ↑ Stenton, Michael; Lees, Stephen (1979). Who's Who of British Members of Parliament. Vol. III. Brighton: Harvester Press. p. 149. ISBN 0855273259.
- 1 2 3 4 "Hanley, Denis Augustine". Who Was Who. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Obituary: Mr D. A. Hanley". The Times. 11 June 1980. p. 19.
- ↑ Births 4Q 1903, Bradfield Registration District, Vol. 2c p.310
- ↑ "Collapse in Motor Car. London M.P. Fined on Drink Charge". The Times. 28 January 1935. p. 9.
- ↑ "Candidates at the Election". The Times. 23 October 1935. p. 16.