Sir Charles Sykes, 1st Baronet
Sir Charles Sykes, 1st Baronet, KBE (31 December 1867 – 16 November 1950) was an English politician and wool merchant.
Sir Charles Sykes
Sykes was born on 31 December 1867,[1] and entered the wool trade at a young age. During the First World War he served as Director of Wool Textile Production and as chairman of the Board of Control of the Worsted and Woollen Trades. In the Second World War he served as an adviser to the War Office on textile and clothing production.
In 1918 he was elected to Parliament as Coalition Liberal member for Huddersfield, but lost the seat in 1922.
He was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) in 1918 and created a Baronet in the 1921 Birthday Honours, both for his war services.[2]
Footnotes
- "Sykes, Sir Charles". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 1920–2016 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
- "No. 32346". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 June 1921. p. 4530.
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References
- Obituary, The Times, 17 November 1950
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Arthur James Sherwell |
Member of Parliament for Huddersfield 1918 – 1922 |
Succeeded by Sir Arthur Harold Marshall |
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