Sir Gervase Beckett, 1st Baronet

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Sir (William) Gervase Beckett (14 January 1866 – 24 August 1937) was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom.

He was elected at the 1906 general election as Member of Parliament for Whitby. When that constituency was abolished for the 1918 general election, he was returned for the new Scarborough and Whitby constituency. He lost his seat at the 1922 general election, but returned to the House of Commons at the 1923 general election as Member of Parliament for Leeds North, and held that seat until he retired from Parliament at the 1929 election.

In 1921 he was created a baronet as Sir Gervase Beckett, 1st Baronet Ceckett, of Kirkdale Manor in the County of Yorkshire.

[edit] References

• This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.
• Craig, F. W. S. [1969] (1983). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949, 3rd edition, Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X. 

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Noel Buxton	Member of Parliament for Whitby 1906–1918	Succeeded by (constituency abolished)
Preceded by (new constituency)	Member of Parliament for Scarborough and Whitby 1919–1922	Succeeded by Sidney Herbert
Preceded by Hugh Myddleton Butler	Member of Parliament for Leeds North 1923–1929	Succeeded by Osbert Peake
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by (new title)	Baronet of Kirkdale Manor, Yorkshire 1921–1937	Succeeded by Martyn Gervase Beckett