Douglas Pielou

Douglas Pielou
Douglas Pielou
	Photo of MP Pielou in a 1926 edition of the Burton Observer and Chronicle
Member of Parliament for Stourbridge
	In office; 1922-1927
Personal details
Born	17 October 1887; Glasgow, Scotland
Died	9 January 1927 (aged 39)
Political party	Conservative
Military career
Rank	Regimental Sergeant-Major
Unit	Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders
Battles / wars	World War I

Douglas Percival Pielou (17 October 1887 – 9 January 1927)^[1] was a British soldier who was disabled from injuries received in the First World War and went on to become a Conservative Member of Parliament (MP).

Biography

Pielou was born in Glasgow in 1887, the son an excise officer. During the war, he was Regimental Sergeant-Major (RSM) of the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders, and was severely wounded at the Battle of Loos in 1915.^{[citation needed]}

He was elected at the 1922 general election as MP for the Stourbridge division of Worcestershire, defeating the sitting Liberal MP John William Wilson. Pielou was re-elected in 1923 and 1924,^[2] and died in office in 1927, aged 39.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "House of Commons constituencies beginning with "S" (part 5)". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. Archived from the original on 10 August 2009. Retrieved 11 May 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 503. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Douglas Pielou
Portraits of Douglas Pielou at the National Portrait Gallery, London

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by John Wilson	Member of Parliament for Stourbridge 1922 – 1927	Succeeded by Wilfred Wellock

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[rayment-1] "House of Commons constituencies beginning with "S" (part 5)". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. Archived from the original on 10 August 2009. Retrieved 11 May 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[craig1918-1949-2] Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 503. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.

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