John Dearman Birchall

For the footballer, see Jack Birchall.

Major Sir John Dearman Birchall TD (26 September 1875 – 6 January 1941^[1]) was a British soldier and Conservative Party politician. Son of Dearman Birchall (1828-1897), he was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Leeds North East at the 1918 general election,^[2] and held his seat in the House of Commons for 22 years until he resigned on 8 February 1940 through appointment as Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds.^[3]

References

1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 1)
2. Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 162. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
3. Department of Information Services (9 June 2009). "Appointments to the Chiltern Hundreds and Manor of Northstead Stewardships since 1850" (PDF). House of Commons Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2011. Retrieved 30 November 2009.

External links

• Portraits of Sir John Dearman Birchall at the National Portrait Gallery, London
• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir John Birchall

Parliament of the United Kingdom
New constituency	Member of Parliament for Leeds North East 1918–1940	Succeeded by John Craik-Henderson
Church of England titles
Preceded by Sir William Mount	Second Church Estates Commissioner 1923–1924	Succeeded by George Middleton
Preceded by George Middleton	Second Church Estates Commissioner 1924–1929	Succeeded by George Middleton