John Pybus

Sir Percy John Pybus, 1st Baronet, CBE (25 January 1880 – 23 October 1935) was a British Liberal Party politician.

Sir John Pybus

Bt CBE
Minister of Transport
In office
3 September 1931 – 22 February 1933
Prime MinisterRamsay MacDonald
Preceded byHerbert Morrison
Succeeded byOliver Stanley
Member of Parliament
for Harwich
In office
30 May 1929 – 23 October 1935
Preceded bySir Frederick Gill Rice
Succeeded byStanley Holmes
Personal details
Born25 January 1880
Died23 October 1935(1935-10-23) (aged 55)
NationalityBritish
Political partyNational Liberal
Other political
affiliations		Liberal

Business career

Having completed an engineering apprenticeship John Pybus joined electrical engineers Phoenix Dynamo Manufacturing Company when aged 26. During World War I he was appointed managing director. Phoenix became a major constituent of the amalgamation of businesses named English Electric in 1918 and Pybus became a joint managing director with two others. He was appointed managing director of English Electric in March 1921[1] and chairman in April 1926.[2] He was a member of many boards of directors including The Times newspaper and chairman of others including Phoenix Assurance.[3]

In October 1928 he was selected as Liberal candidate for the Harwich Division.[4] He remained a director of English Electric.

Parliament

Pybus was first elected at the May 1929 general election, as the Liberal Member of Parliament for Harwich in Essex.[3]

In 1931, when Labour Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald split the party and formed a National Government. Pybus was one the Liberal MPs to receive a ministerial post but then left to help form the breakaway Liberal National Party . Re-elected in Harwich at the 1931 general election as a Liberal National, Pybus served as Minister of Transport from 1931 until 1933.

Honours

Created a Commander of the British Empire in 1917 he was made a baronet, of Harwich in the County of Essex, in January 1934, and died on 23 October 1935, just weeks before the 1935 general election. His title became extinct on his death.[3]

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References
  1. City News in Brief, The Times, Friday, Mar 11, 1921; pg. 17; Issue 42666
  2. English Electric Company. The Times, Thursday, Apr 22, 1926; pg. 21; Issue 44252
  3. Sir John Pybus, M.P. The Times, Thursday, Oct 24, 1935; pg. 16; Issue 47203
  4. Ashton By-Election. The Times, Monday, Oct 22, 1928; pg. 9; Issue 45030
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Sir Frederick Gill Rice		 Member of Parliament for Harwich
1929–1935		 Succeeded by
Sir Stanley Holmes
Political offices
Preceded by
Herbert Morrison		 Minister of Transport
1931–1933		 Succeeded by
Oliver Stanley
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
New creation Baronet
1934–1935		 Extinct


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