Denis Hanley

Denis Augustine Hanley (1903 – 10 June 1980) was a British electrical engineer and Conservative Party politician.[1][2]

The son of Edmund Hanley of Kintbury, Berkshire,[1][3] he was educated at Downside School and Trinity College, Cambridge.[1][2]

At the 1931 general election he was elected as Conservative Party Member of Parliament for Deptford, unseating the long-serving Labour incumbent, C. W. Bowerman.[2]

In January 1935 he was found guilty of being drunk in charge of a motor car and was disqualified from driving.[4] When an election was called later that year he choose not to defend his seat.[5][2]

From 1938-54 he was employed by the Royal Naval Scientific Service.[2][1]

References

1. "Hanley, Denis Augustine". Who Was Who. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
2. "Obituary: Mr D. A. Hanley". The Times. 11 June 1980. p. 19.
3. Births 4Q 1903, Bradfield Registration District, Vol. 2c p.310
4. "Collapse In Motor Car. London M.P. Fined On Drink Charge". The Times. 28 January 1935. p. 9.
5. "Candidates At The Election". The Times. 23 October 1935. p. 16.

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Denis Hanley

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by C. W. Bowerman	Member of Parliament for Deptford 1931–1935	Succeeded by Walter Green