Sir Arthur James Irvine,QCPC (14 July 1909 – 15 December 1978) was a British barrister and politician. He was theLabour MP forLiverpool Edge Hill from the1947 by-election until he died aged 69.[1]
Irvine was educated atEdinburgh Academy andOriel College, Oxford, where he was president of theOxford Union in theHilary Term 1932. He became abarrister in 1935, when he wascalled byMiddle Temple, and became secretary to theLord Chief Justice 1935–40. He becameQueen's Counsel in 1958[2] andrecorder ofColchester in 1965.[3] In 1937, Irvine stood as a Liberal candidate at Bethnal Green North East in theLondon County Council elections.
In his first two unsuccessful parliamentary contests inKincardine and Western Aberdeenshire in1935 and1939, Irvine was aLiberal Party candidate, but later joined theLabour Party. After two further election defeats inTwickenham in1945 andAberdeen South in1946, he was eventually electedMember of Parliament (MP) forLiverpool Edge Hill at the1947 by-election. He wasdeselected by his local party, after several earlier attempts, in 1977. Irvine had been criticised for many years for spending only one night per month in his constituency, preferring to spend his time on his law practice in London.[4][5]
Irvine becameSolicitor General for England and Wales in 1967, when he was knighted and served till 1970. He became a privy councillor in the New Years Honours 1970.
His sonMichael Irvine served as Conservative MP forIpswich between 1987 and 1992.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forLiverpool Edge Hill 1947–1978 | Succeeded by |
| Legal offices | ||
| Preceded by | Solicitor General for England and Wales 1967–1970 | Succeeded by |
_colour.png)   | This article about aLabour Party member of Parliament representing anEnglish constituency, born in the 1900s is astub. You can help Wikipedia byexpanding it. |