Conolly Gage
Conolly Gage | |
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Member of Parliament for Belfast South | |
In office 26 July 1945 – 4 November 1952 | |
Preceded by | William Stewart |
Succeeded by | David Campbell |
Personal details | |
Born | 10 November 1905 |
Died | 3 October 1984 | (aged 78)
Nationality | British |
Political party | Ulster Unionist Party |
Spouse(s) | Elinor Nancy Martyn |
Alma mater | Cambridge University Inner Temple |
Profession | Barrister, Judge |
Conolly Hugh Gage (10 November 1905 – 3 October 1984) was a British politician and judge.
Life[]
A nephew of Sir Denis Henry, Bt., Gage was educated at Repton School and Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge.[1] He was called to the Bar from the Inner Temple in 1930,[2] and built up a London practice. In 1932, he married Elinor Nancy Martyn.
In 1939, Gage joined the Royal Artillery as a gunner. With the First Canadian Army in the Second World War, he became lieutenant colonel and assistant judge advocate general.[3]
He was elected as an Ulster Unionist Member of Parliament for Belfast South in 1945, resigning in 1952. He was also Recorder of Saffron Walden and Maldon from 1950 to 1952, a County Court judge from 1958 to 1971 and a circuit judge from 1972 to 1978.[1]
His son, William Gage, was also a judge.
References[]
External links[]
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Conolly Gage
- 1905 births
- 1984 deaths
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Belfast constituencies (since 1922)
- Ulster Unionist Party members of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom
- UK MPs 1945–1950
- UK MPs 1950–1951
- UK MPs 1951–1955
- British Army personnel of World War II
- Royal Artillery officers