Sir Joseph Nall, 1st Baronet
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Sir Joseph Nall, 1st Baronet (24 August 1887 - 2 May 1958) was a British
Conservative
politician and industrialist.
He was the son of Joseph Nall of Worsley
, Lancashire
. In 1904 he joined the family firm of Joseph Nall and Company, carriers and railway cartage agents. In 1906 he joined the Bolton Artillery, a unit of the Volunteer Force
. He continued his connection with the successors to the Volunteers, the Territorial Force
, serving in Egypt
, Gallipoli
and France
in First World War. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order
in 1918.
At the general election of 1918
he was elected as Conservative Member of Parliament
(MP) for the Hulme
constituency of Manchester
. He became the parliamentary private secretary to the Home Secretary
, W C Bridgeman, and was knighted in 1924 as part of Stanley Baldwin
's resignation honours.
He lost his parliamentary seat to the Labour Party
at the 1929 election
, but regained it two years later at the 1931 poll
. In May 1935, Nall and four other Conservative MPs asked that the National Government whip be withdrawn from them in protest against proposals to introduce Home Rule
to India
.
In 1935 he became chairman of Joseph Nall and Company, and he subsequently held a number of directorships in companies in Northern England. He remained MP for Hulme until the next election in 1945
, which was delayed by the Second World War. Nall retired from parliament at this point.
He was the last chairman of the Lancashire Electric Light and Power Company until its nationalisation in 1947. The family firm was also taken over by the state in the following year, when it passed to the British Transport Commission
. Nall continued to be the member of a number of other company boards including Lancashire United Transport
and Wilson and Walker Breweries.
In 1954 Sir Joseph Nall was created a baronet
"of Hoveringham Hall in the County of Nottingham". He died on 2 May 1958, and his funeral took place five days latter at Hoveringham
, Nottinghamshire
.
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Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
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politician and industrialist.
He was the son of Joseph Nall of Worsley
Worsley
Worsley is a town in the metropolitan borough of the City of Salford, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies along the course of Worsley Brook, west of Manchester. The M60 motorway bisects the area....
, Lancashire
Lancashire
Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...
. In 1904 he joined the family firm of Joseph Nall and Company, carriers and railway cartage agents. In 1906 he joined the Bolton Artillery, a unit of the Volunteer Force
Volunteer Force (Great Britain)
The Volunteer Force was a citizen army of part-time rifle, artillery and engineer corps, created as a popular movement in 1859. Originally highly autonomous, the units of volunteers became increasingly integrated with the British Army after the Childers Reforms in 1881, before forming part of the...
. He continued his connection with the successors to the Volunteers, the Territorial Force
Territorial Force
The Territorial Force was the volunteer reserve component of the British Army from 1908 to 1920, when it became the Territorial Army.-Origins:...
, serving in Egypt
Egypt
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, Gallipoli
Gallipoli
The Gallipoli peninsula is located in Turkish Thrace , the European part of Turkey, with the Aegean Sea to the west and the Dardanelles straits to the east. Gallipoli derives its name from the Greek "Καλλίπολις" , meaning "Beautiful City"...
and France
France
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in First World War. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order
Distinguished Service Order
The Distinguished Service Order is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, and formerly of other parts of the British Commonwealth and Empire, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat.Instituted on 6 September...
in 1918.
At the general election of 1918
United Kingdom general election, 1918
The United Kingdom general election of 1918 was the first to be held after the Representation of the People Act 1918, which meant it was the first United Kingdom general election in which nearly all adult men and some women could vote. Polling was held on 14 December 1918, although the count did...
he was elected as Conservative Member of Parliament
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(MP) for the Hulme
Manchester Hulme (UK Parliament constituency)
Manchester Hulme was a parliamentary constituency in Manchester which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 until it was abolished for the 1950 general election.-Members of Parliament:...
constituency of Manchester
Manchester
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. He became the parliamentary private secretary to the Home Secretary
Home Secretary
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, W C Bridgeman, and was knighted in 1924 as part of Stanley Baldwin
Stanley Baldwin
Stanley Baldwin, 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley, KG, PC was a British Conservative politician, who dominated the government in his country between the two world wars...
's resignation honours.
He lost his parliamentary seat to the Labour Party
Labour Party (UK)
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at the 1929 election
United Kingdom general election, 1929
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, but regained it two years later at the 1931 poll
United Kingdom general election, 1931
The United Kingdom general election on Tuesday 27 October 1931 was the last in the United Kingdom not held on a Thursday. It was also the last election, and the only one under universal suffrage, where one party received an absolute majority of the votes cast.The 1931 general election was the...
. In May 1935, Nall and four other Conservative MPs asked that the National Government whip be withdrawn from them in protest against proposals to introduce Home Rule
Home rule
Home rule is the power of a constituent part of a state to exercise such of the state's powers of governance within its own administrative area that have been devolved to it by the central government....
to India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
.
In 1935 he became chairman of Joseph Nall and Company, and he subsequently held a number of directorships in companies in Northern England. He remained MP for Hulme until the next election in 1945
United Kingdom general election, 1945
The United Kingdom general election of 1945 was a general election held on 5 July 1945, with polls in some constituencies delayed until 12 July and in Nelson and Colne until 19 July, due to local wakes weeks. The results were counted and declared on 26 July, due in part to the time it took to...
, which was delayed by the Second World War. Nall retired from parliament at this point.
He was the last chairman of the Lancashire Electric Light and Power Company until its nationalisation in 1947. The family firm was also taken over by the state in the following year, when it passed to the British Transport Commission
British Transport Commission
The British Transport Commission was created by Clement Attlee's post-war Labour government as a part of its nationalisation programme, to oversee railways, canals and road freight transport in Great Britain...
. Nall continued to be the member of a number of other company boards including Lancashire United Transport
Lancashire United Transport
Lancashire United Transport was a tram, bus and trolleybus operator based at Howe Bridge in Atherton, 10 miles north west of Manchester...
and Wilson and Walker Breweries.
In 1954 Sir Joseph Nall was created a baronet
Nall Baronets
The Nall Baronetcy, of Hoveringham Hall in the County of Nottingham, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 25 January 1954 for Joseph Nall, who had earlier represented Hulme in the House of Commons as a Conservative...
"of Hoveringham Hall in the County of Nottingham". He died on 2 May 1958, and his funeral took place five days latter at Hoveringham
Hoveringham
Hoveringham is a small village in Nottinghamshire about northeast of Nottingham and on the west side of the River Trent, just off the A612 trunk road to Southwell...
, Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west...
.