| 词条 | Frederick Cundiff |
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He was the son of Sir Wiliam Cundiff, a prominent businessman and politician in Manchester who held the office of Lord Mayor in 1922-23.[2] During the First World War Cundiff served in the Royal Field Artillery (RFA), later transferring to the Royal Flying Corps.[1][2] Following the war he joined the part-time reserve Territorial Army, returning to the RFA.[3], which became part of the Royal Regiment of Artillery (RA) in 1924. He was promoted to the rank of major later in 1924.[4] He retired from the TA in 1930.[5] With the outbreak of the Second World War Cundiff received a commission as a lieutenant in the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve.[6] In June 1944, Edmund Ashworth Radford, the member of parliament for Manchester Rusholme, died. Cundiff was selected to contest the resulting byelection for the Conservative Party.[7] Under a wartime political pact, the parties forming the coalition government agreed not to contest vacancies although he was opposed by a Common Wealth Party and an independent candidate.[8] The poll was held on 8 July, and Cundiff was elected with a majority of 1,760 votes over the Common Wealth candidate.[9] He was to remain as Rusholme's member of parliament for less than a year, as he was defeated by Lester Hutchinson of the Labour Party when a general election was held in 1945 by a margin of 11 votes.[10] The Representation of the People Act 1948 reorganised constituencies throughout Great Britain, and Cundiff was chosen by the Conservatives to contest the Manchester Withington Borough Constituency which was formed from parts of the previous Rusholme and Withington seats.[11] The new constituency was first contested at the 1950 general election, and he won the seat comfortably with a majority of over 8,500 votes over his Labour challenger.[12][13] When a further general election was called in the following year, Cundiff chose to retire from the Commons.[14] After parliament Cundiff took up another of directorships in companies including serving as chairman of Threlfalls Brewery.[1] References1. ^1 2 {{cite web |url=http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whowaswho/U163340 |title=CUNDIFF, Major Frederick William |work=Who Was Who |publisher=A & C Black |date=1920–2008 |accessdate=12 February 2011}} 2. ^{{London Gazette|issue=30395|date=20 November 1917|page=12124}} 3. ^{{London Gazette|issue=32696|date=9 May 1922|page=3688}} 4. ^{{London Gazette|issue=33116|date=22 December 1925|page=8480}} 5. ^{{London Gazette|issue=33617|date=20 June 1930|page=3881}} 6. ^{{London Gazette|issue=34854|date=21 May 1940|page=3032}} 7. ^1 {{cite news|title=Conservative Candidate for Rusholme|date=20 June 1944|work=The Times|page=2}} 8. ^{{cite news|title=Rusholme Candidates|date=27 June 1944|work=The Times|page=2}} 9. ^{{cite news|title=Government Win at Rusholme|date=10 July 1944|work=The Times|page=4}} 10. ^{{Rayment-hc|W|4|date=March 2012}} 11. ^{{cite news|title=Labour Citadels Challenged, Effect Of Manchester Boundary Changes|date=8 February 1950|work=The Times|page=5}} 12. ^{{cite news|title=The General Election: Last Night's Results |date=24 February 1950|work=The Times|page=9}} 13. ^{{Rayment-hc|R|2|date=March 2012}} 14. ^{{cite news|title=Retiring Members. Over 20 Not Seeking Re-Election |date=21 September 1951|work=The Times|page=3}} External links
| title = Member of Parliament for Manchester Rusholme | years = 1944 – 1945 | before = Edmund Ashworth Radford | after = Lester Hutchinson }}{{Succession box | title = Member of Parliament for Manchester Withington | years = 1950 – 1951 | before = Edward Fleming | after = Sir Robert Cary, Bt }}{{S-end}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Cundiff, Frederick}} 10 : 1895 births|1982 deaths|UK MPs 1935–45|UK MPs 1950–51|Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies|Royal Artillery officers|Royal Flying Corps officers|Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve personnel of World War II|People from Prestbury, Cheshire|Alumni of the Victoria University of Manchester |
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