Douglas Pielou

Douglas Pielou
Pielou in 1923
Member of Parliament for Stourbridge
In office
1922-1927
Personal details
BornDouglas Percival Pielou
(1887-10-17)17 October 1887
Glasgow, Scotland
Died9 January 1927(1927-01-09) (aged 39)
PartyConservative
Military career
Rank
Regimental Sergeant-Major
UnitQueen's Own Cameron Highlanders
Conflicts
World War I

Douglas Percival Pielou (17 October 1887 – 9 January 1927) 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, and died in office in 1927, aged 39.

References

  1. 1 2 "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.
  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.