John Shute (politician)

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Colonel Sir John Joseph Shute CMG DSO TD DL JP (6 September 1873[1] – 13 September 1948) was a British volunteer soldier, businessman and Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom.[2]

Biography[edit]

Born in Liverpool, he was educated at St Edward's College (then the Catholic Institute of Liverpool).

His business career saw him acting as a partner in various Liverpool-based firms of cotton brokers.[3][4][5][6] He was also chairman of Combined Egyptian Mills Ltd, based in Howe Bridge, near Wigan.

Military career[edit]

In 1896, he was promoted to lieutenant in the 1st Volunteer Battalion, King's (Liverpool) Regiment,[7] and in 1900 to captain.[8] The 1st Volunteer Battalion became the 5th Battalion on the establishment of the Territorial Force in 1908.[9] Shute transferred to the 5th with many of his colleagues.[10] He served in the unit during the First World War, reaching the rank of lieutenant-colonel and being awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO),[11] the Territorial Decoration (TD)[12] and in the 1918 King's Birthday Honours he was made a Companion of the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (CMG) for his military services.[13] He remained in the TA after the war, being promoted to colonel in 1923.[14] He retired in 1930.[15]

Political career[edit]

He was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Liverpool Exchange at a by-election in 1933 following the death of the Conservative MP Sir James Reynolds. Shute was re-elected in 1935, and held the seat until his narrow defeat at the 1945 general election by the Labour Party candidate Bessie Braddock.

Honours[edit]

In 1921, he was appointed a deputy lieutenant for the County Palatine of Lancaster.[16] He was knighted in the New Year Honours, 1935, "for political, public and social services in Lancashire, particularly in Liverpool".[17][18] In 1938 he was appointed honorary colonel of a sub-unit of the Royal Army Service Corps,[19] relinquishing the appointment in 1948.[20]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ 1939 England and Wales Register
  2. ^ "Obituary: Col. Sir John Shute – Philanthropy and Business". The Times. 14 September 1948. p. 6.
  3. ^ "No. 28860". The London Gazette. 4 August 1914. p. 6121.
  4. ^ "No. 31581". The London Gazette. 3 October 1919. p. 12179.
  5. ^ "No. 33439". The London Gazette. 16 November 1928. p. 7507.
  6. ^ "No. 37292". The London Gazette. 2 October 1945. p. 4870.
  7. ^ "No. 26771". The London Gazette. 25 August 1896. p. 4821.
  8. ^ "No. 27197". The London Gazette. 29 May 1900. p. 3411.
  9. ^ Frederick, John Bassett Moore (1969), Lineage book of the British Army; Mounted Corps and Infantry, 1660–1968, p. 108
  10. ^ "No. 28193". The London Gazette. 6 November 1908. p. 8036.
  11. ^ "No. 29608". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 June 1916. pp. 5566–5569.
  12. ^ "No. 29656". The London Gazette. 7 July 1916. pp. 6743–6744.
  13. ^ "No. 30716". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 May 1918. pp. 6452–6453.
  14. ^ "No. 32821". The London Gazette. 8 May 1923. p. 3315.
  15. ^ "No. 33652". The London Gazette. 14 October 1930. p. 6249.
  16. ^ "No. 32339". The London Gazette. 31 May 1921. p. 4301.
  17. ^ "No. 34119". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 December 1934. pp. 1–2.
  18. ^ "No. 34135". The London Gazette. 22 February 1935. p. 1269.
  19. ^ "No. 34509". The London Gazette. 10 May 1938. p. 3024.
  20. ^ "No. 38301". The London Gazette (Supplement). 25 May 1948. p. 3188.

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