Arthur Tiley

Arthur Tiley (17 January 1910 – 5 June 1994) was a British businessman and Conservative and National Liberal politician. Upon the re-creation of the Bradford West constituency in 1955, Tiley was elected as its Member of Parliament. He held the seat until his defeat at the 1966 general election by Labour's Norman Haseldine. He was the MP for Bradford during the city's smallpox outbreak in 1962.

Not to be confused with Arthur Tilley.

Arthur Tiley
Arthur Tiley by Walter Bird, 1966.[1]
Member of Parliament
for Bradford West
In office
26 May 1955 – 10 March 1966
Preceded byConstituency created
Succeeded byNorman Haseldine
Majority3159
Personal details
Born17 January 1910
Bradford, England
Died5 June 1994
Political partyConservative and National Liberal
ResidenceBradford
Alma materGrange High School, Bradford
OccupationBusinessman

Early life and education

Arthur Tiley was born in Bradford on 17 January 1910.[2] He was educated at the Grange High School in Bradford,[3] and is best known as a business professional.[4]

Career

Tiley had a career in business before entering politics. Between 1934 and 1950, he was treasurer of the Young Women's Christian Association in Bradford. From 1939 to 1945, he was senior company officer for the National Fire Service.[2]

He was Conservative and National Liberal politician as he entered the House of Commons in year 1955. Upon the re-creation of the Bradford West constituency in the same year, Tiley was elected as its Member of Parliament. He held the seat until his defeat at the 1966 general election by Labour's Norman Haseldine.[2]

He was the MP for Bradford during the city's smallpox outbreak in 1962.[5][6] Following the outbreak, his speech in parliament included details of Bradford's losses in its textile trade.[7]

From 1964 to 1966, he was opposition spokesman on Pensions and National Insurance.[2]

His later career focused on his insurance business and involved himself in many charities. Although he was known as a politician, he was a devout Christian, and would like to be remembered as a religious man.[2]

Personal life

In 1936, he married Mary Tankard and they had one son and one daughter. He was appointed a CBE in 1972.[2]

Death

Tiley died on 5 June 1994.[2]

References
  1. "Arthur Tiley - National Portrait Gallery". www.npg.org.uk. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  2. "Obituary: Arthur Tiley". The Independent. 11 July 1994. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  3. "Tiley, Arthur, (17 Jan. 1910–5 June 1994)". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u175885. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  4. "Arthur Tiley". FamousFix.com. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  5. Hampshire, James (2005). Citizenship and Belonging: Immigration and the Politics of Demographic Governance in Postwar Britain. Springer. p. 166. ISBN 978-0-230-51052-4.
  6. Bivins, Roberta E. (2015). "3. Smallpox, 'Social Threats", and Citizenship, 1961-1966". Contagious Communities: Medicine, Migration, and the NHS in Post-war Britain. Oxford University Press. p. 147. ISBN 978-0-19-872528-2.
  7. Bivins, Roberta (1 November 2007). ""The People Have No More Love Left for the Commonwealth": Media, Migration and Identity in the 1961–62 British Smallpox Outbreak". Immigrants & Minorities. 25 (3): 263–289. doi:10.1080/02619280802407376. ISSN 0261-9288. PMC 2899858. PMID 20622927.
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