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{{Short description|British politician}} | {{Short description|British politician}} | ||
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{{Infobox officeholder | |||
| name = Sir George Cockerill | |||
| image = George K. Cockerill.jpg | |||
| caption = Sir George Cockerill in 1919, photographed by [[Walter Stoneman]] | |||
| constituency_MP = Reigate | |||
| term_start = 14 December 1918 | |||
| term_end = 7 October 1931 | |||
| predecessor = [[Richard Hamilton Rawson]] | |||
| successor = [[Gordon Touche]] | |||
| birth_date = {{birth date|1867|8|13|df=y}} | |||
| birth_place = [[Newquay]] | |||
| death_date = {{death date and age|1957|4|19|1867|8|13|df=y}} | |||
| death_place= | |||
| party = [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] | |||
<!-- Military service --> | |||
| allegiance = United Kingdom | |||
| branch = [[British Army]] | |||
| serviceyears = 1888–1919 | |||
| rank = [[Brigadier-General]] | |||
| unit = [[Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey)]] | |||
| commands = [[7th (Extra Reserve) Battalion, Royal Fusiliers]] | |||
| battles = [[Hazara Expedition of 1888]]<br/>[[Chitral Expedition]]<br/>[[Military history of the North-West Frontier|North-West Frontier]]<br/>[[Second Boer War]]<br/>[[First World War]] | |||
| mawards= [[Companion of the Order of the Bath]]<br/>[[Mentioned in Despatches]] | |||
}} | |||
[[Brigadier-General]] '''Sir George Kynaston Cockerill''', {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100|CB}} (13 August 1867 – 19 April 1957)<ref name="rayment">{{Rayment-hc|r|1|date=March 2012}}</ref> was a [[British Army]] officer and a [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] politician. | |||
==Career== | |||
Cockerill was born in [[Newquay]].<ref name="The Guardian">{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-guardian-sir-george-cockerill-2004/154421856/|title=Sir George Cockerill|newspaper=The Guardian|date=April 20, 1957|page=4|url-access=subscription}}</ref> He was the son of [[Surgeon-General (United Kingdom)|Surgeon-General]] Robert William Cockerill, and his wife Clara Sandys, daughter of Major-General Charles Pooley.<ref name="debrett-1922">{{cite book|last=Hesilridge|first=Arthur G. M.|title=Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1922|url=https://archive.org/stream/debrettshouseo1922londuoft#page/35/mode/1up|year=1922|publisher=Dean & Son|location=London|page=35}}</ref> | |||
[[ | He joined the [[Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey)]] in February 1888, was promoted to a [[Lieutenant (British Army and Royal Marines)|lieutenant]] on 26 June 1889, and served in the [[Hazara Expedition]] in 1891.<ref name="debrett-1922" /> From 1892 to 1895 he explored the eastern [[Hindu Kush]], for which he won the [[MacGregor Medal|MacGregor Memorial medal]] and was a gold medallist of the [[Royal United Services Institute]] in India. He served with the [[Chitral Relief Force]] in 1895, on the [[North-West Frontier (military history)|North-West Frontier]] of India from 1897 to 1898, and was promoted to [[Captain (BARM)|captain]] (supernumerary) on 11 February 1899. He was a [[staff officer]] in the [[Second Boer War]] from 1900 to 1902, serving as deputy assistant adjutant general for communications from February 1900.<ref name="debrett-1922" /> For his war service, he was [[mentioned in despatches]] (dated 8 April 1902)<ref>{{London Gazette |issue= 27443 |pages=3967–3974 |date= 17 June 1902 }}</ref> and received [[Brevet (military)|brevet]] promotion to [[Major (British Army)|major]] in the South African Honours list published on 26 June 1902.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue= 27448 |supp=y |pages=4191–4194 |date= 26 June 1902}}</ref> Following the end of the war, he received a regular commission as a captain in the 4th battalion [[Royal Warwickshire Regiment]] in August 1902,<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=27460|page=4965|date=1 August 1902}}</ref> and left [[Cape Town]] on the SS ''Norman'' two months later to join his battalion at Dublin.<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=The Army in South Africa – Troops returning home |date=22 October 1902 |page=9 |issue=36905| }}</ref> In 1907 he became a [[Major (rank)|major]] in the [[Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment)]], and retired in 1910.<ref name="debrett-1922" /> In retirement he served in the [[Special Reserve]] and in April 1914 was promoted to [[Lieutenant colonel (United Kingdom)|lieutenant-colonel]] to command the [[7th (Extra Reserve) Battalion, Royal Fusiliers]].<ref>[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/28818/page/2882 ''London Gazette'', 3 April 1914.]</ref> | ||
At the [[December 1910 United Kingdom general election|December 1910 general election]] Cockerill stood unsuccessfully as the Conservative candidate in the [[Thornbury (UK Parliament constituency)|Thornbury division]] of [[Gloucestershire]].<ref name="craig1885-1918">{{cite book|last=Craig|first=F. W. S.|authorlink= F. W. S. Craig|title=British parliamentary election results 1885–1918|orig-date=1974|edition= 2nd|year=1989|publisher= Parliamentary Research Services|location=Chichester|isbn= 0-900178-27-2|page=287}}</ref> He was British technical delegate at the [[Second Hague Conference]] in 1907.<ref name="debrett-1922" /> At the outbreak of the [[First World War]] he mobilised the 7th Royal Fusiliers<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/royalfusiliersin00onei/royalfusiliersin00onei_djvu.txt H.C. O’Neill, ''The Royal Fusiliers in the Great War'', London: Heinemann, 1922, p. 9.]</ref> and then served in the [[War Office]], first as Sub-Director of Military Operations, then as [[Directorate of Military Intelligence (United Kingdom)|Deputy Director of Military Intelligence]] and Director of Special Intelligence with the rank of [[brigadier-general]].<ref name="debrett-1922" /> He received many honours for his wartime work, including being made a [[Companion of the Order of the Bath]] in 1916.<ref name="debrett-1922" /> | |||
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At the [[1918 United Kingdom general election|1918 general election]] Cockerill was elected unopposed<ref name="craig1918-1949">{{cite book|last=Craig|first=F. W. S.|authorlink= F. W. S. Craig|title=British parliamentary election results 1918–1949|orig-date=1969|edition=3rd|year=1983|publisher= Parliamentary Research Services|location=Chichester|isbn= 0-900178-06-X|page=479}}</ref> as the [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) for the [[Reigate (UK Parliament constituency)|Reigate division]] of [[Surrey]], having stood as a [[Coalition Conservative]]. He was returned unopposed in [[1922 United Kingdom general election|1922]] and in [[1923 United Kingdom general election|1923]], and re-elected with large majorities in [[1924 United Kingdom general election|1924]] and [[1929 United Kingdom general election|1929]].<ref name="craig1918-1949" /> He retired from the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] at the [[1931 United Kingdom general election|1931 general election]],<ref name="craig1918-1949" /> having been [[Knight Bachelor|knighted]] in the [[King's Birthday Honours]] in 1926.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue= 33179|date=2 July 1926|page=4402}}</ref> | |||
==Animal welfare== | |||
Cockerill advocated for [[animal welfare]] and as a member of Parliament was instrumental in securing passage of the Performing Animals (Regulation) Act 1925.<ref name="The Guardian"/> He was honorary director of the [[International League for the Protection of Horses]] in 1939.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.findmypast.co.uk/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0000748%2F19390330&page=6 |title=Care of Pets in Crisis a Problem for R.S.P.C.A.|newspaper=The Leeds Mercury|date=March 30, 1939|page=6}} {{subscription required}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.findmypast.co.uk/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0000619%2F19390505&page=15 |title=The Horseshoe Ball|newspaper=The Birmingham Post |date=May 5, 1939|page=15}} {{subscription required}}</ref> | |||
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== | ==Selected publications== | ||
*Sir George Cockerill. "Pioneer Exploration in Hunza and Chitral". The Himalayan Journal. Vol. 11. 1939. 14–41. | *Sir George Cockerill. "Pioneer Exploration in Hunza and Chitral". The Himalayan Journal. Vol. 11. 1939. 14–41. | ||
== References == | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
== External links == | ==External links== | ||
* {{Hansard-contribs | brigadier-general-sir-george-cockerill | George Cockerill }} | * {{Hansard-contribs | brigadier-general-sir-george-cockerill | George Cockerill }} | ||
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Latest revision as of 06:32, 29 October 2025
Sir George Cockerill | |
|---|---|
 Sir George Cockerill in 1919, photographed by Walter Stoneman | |
| Member of Parliament for Reigate | |
| In office 14 December 1918 – 7 October 1931 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Hamilton Rawson |
| Succeeded by | Gordon Touche |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 August 1867 Newquay |
| Died | 19 April 1957 (aged 89) |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch/service | British Army |
| Years of service | 1888–1919 |
| Rank | Brigadier-General |
| Unit | Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) |
| Commands | 7th (Extra Reserve) Battalion, Royal Fusiliers |
| Battles/wars | Hazara Expedition of 1888 Chitral Expedition North-West Frontier Second Boer War First World War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Mentioned in Despatches |
Brigadier-General Sir George Kynaston Cockerill, CB (13 August 1867 – 19 April 1957)[1] was a British Army officer and a Conservative Party politician.
Career[edit | edit source]
Cockerill was born in Newquay.[2] He was the son of Surgeon-General Robert William Cockerill, and his wife Clara Sandys, daughter of Major-General Charles Pooley.[3]
He joined the Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) in February 1888, was promoted to a lieutenant on 26 June 1889, and served in the Hazara Expedition in 1891.[3] From 1892 to 1895 he explored the eastern Hindu Kush, for which he won the MacGregor Memorial medal and was a gold medallist of the Royal United Services Institute in India. He served with the Chitral Relief Force in 1895, on the North-West Frontier of India from 1897 to 1898, and was promoted to captain (supernumerary) on 11 February 1899. He was a staff officer in the Second Boer War from 1900 to 1902, serving as deputy assistant adjutant general for communications from February 1900.[3] For his war service, he was mentioned in despatches (dated 8 April 1902)[4] and received brevet promotion to major in the South African Honours list published on 26 June 1902.[5] Following the end of the war, he received a regular commission as a captain in the 4th battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment in August 1902,[6] and left Cape Town on the SS Norman two months later to join his battalion at Dublin.[7] In 1907 he became a major in the Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment), and retired in 1910.[3] In retirement he served in the Special Reserve and in April 1914 was promoted to lieutenant-colonel to command the 7th (Extra Reserve) Battalion, Royal Fusiliers.[8]
At the December 1910 general election Cockerill stood unsuccessfully as the Conservative candidate in the Thornbury division of Gloucestershire.[9] He was British technical delegate at the Second Hague Conference in 1907.[3] At the outbreak of the First World War he mobilised the 7th Royal Fusiliers[10] and then served in the War Office, first as Sub-Director of Military Operations, then as Deputy Director of Military Intelligence and Director of Special Intelligence with the rank of brigadier-general.[3] He received many honours for his wartime work, including being made a Companion of the Order of the Bath in 1916.[3]
At the 1918 general election Cockerill was elected unopposed[11] as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Reigate division of Surrey, having stood as a Coalition Conservative. He was returned unopposed in 1922 and in 1923, and re-elected with large majorities in 1924 and 1929.[11] He retired from the House of Commons at the 1931 general election,[11] having been knighted in the King's Birthday Honours in 1926.[12]
Animal welfare[edit | edit source]
Cockerill advocated for animal welfare and as a member of Parliament was instrumental in securing passage of the Performing Animals (Regulation) Act 1925.[2] He was honorary director of the International League for the Protection of Horses in 1939.[13][14]
Selected publications[edit | edit source]
- Sir George Cockerill. "Pioneer Exploration in Hunza and Chitral". The Himalayan Journal. Vol. 11. 1939. 14–41.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Template:Rayment-hc
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Sir George Cockerill". The Guardian. 20 April 1957. p. 4.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Hesilridge, Arthur G. M. (1922). Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1922. London: Dean & Son. p. 35.
- ↑ "No. 27443". The London Gazette. 17 June 1902. pp. 3967–3974.
- ↑ "No. 27448". The London Gazette (Supplement). 26 June 1902. pp. 4191–4194.
- ↑ "No. 27460". The London Gazette. 1 August 1902. p. 4965.
- ↑ "The Army in South Africa – Troops returning home". The Times. No. 36905. London. 22 October 1902. p. 9.
- ↑ London Gazette, 3 April 1914.
- ↑ Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 287. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
- ↑ H.C. O’Neill, The Royal Fusiliers in the Great War, London: Heinemann, 1922, p. 9.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 479. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- ↑ "No. 33179". The London Gazette. 2 July 1926. p. 4402.
- ↑ "Care of Pets in Crisis a Problem for R.S.P.C.A." The Leeds Mercury. 30 March 1939. p. 6. (subscription required)
- ↑ "The Horseshoe Ball". The Birmingham Post. 5 May 1939. p. 15. (subscription required)
External links[edit | edit source]
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by George Cockerill
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| Preceded by Richard Hamilton Rawson |
Member of Parliament for Reigate 1918 – 1931 |
Succeeded by Gordon Touche |