Harold Thomas Cawley
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Captain Harold Thomas Cawley (12 June 1878 – 23 September 1915) was a British Liberal Party politician, barrister and soldier.
The second son of Sir Francis Cawley, Bt. (later the 1st Baron Cawley) and Elizabeth Smith, he was educated at New College, Oxford, where he graduated with a Master of Arts. Cawley was called to the Bar by the Inner Temple in 1902. From 1910 to 1915, he was Member of Parliament (MP) for Heywood, and Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Home Secretary Reginald McKenna from 1911 to 1915. In the First World War Cawley served in the 6th Battalion, Manchester Regiment, reaching the rank of Captain. He fought in Gallipoli and in the Dardanelles, Turkey, where he was killed in action.
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| Preceded by Sir Edward Hopkinson Holden |
Member of Parliament for Heywood January 1910–1915 |
Succeeded by Albert Holden Illingworth |
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| NAME | Cawley, Harold Thomas |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | British Liberal Party politician, barrister and soldier |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 12 June 1878 |
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| DATE OF DEATH | 23 September 1915 |
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