Dudley Joel

Dudley Jack Barnato Joel (26 April 1904 – 28 May 1941) was a British businessman and Conservative Party politician.

Dudley Joel
Member of Parliament for Dudley
In office 27 October 1931 – 28 May 1941
Preceded by	The Earl Baldwin of Bewdley
Succeeded by	Cyril Lloyd
Personal details
Born	Dudley Jack Barnato Joel (1904-04-26)26 April 1904 London, England
Died	28 May 1941(1941-05-28) (aged 37) HMS Registan, Atlantic Ocean
Resting place	Willesden Jewish Cemetery
Political party	Conservative
Spouse(s)	Esme Oldham ​ (m. 1936)​
Parents	Solomon Joel Ellen Ridle
Alma mater	King's College, Cambridge
Military career
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1939–1941
Rank	Lieutenant
Unit	Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Part of the wealthy and prominent Joel family, he was the son of businessman Solomon Barnato Joel and his wife Ellen (Nellie) Ridle; he was married to Esme Oldham.

Heavily involved in Thoroughbred horse racing, in 1922, his father purchased Moulton Paddocks in Newmarket from the estate of Sir Ernest Cassel. On his father's death in 1931, Dudley Joel inherited the property.

In the 1931 general election, Dudley Joel was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Dudley. He was re-elected to Parliament in 1935, but with the outbreak of World War II joined the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve and was killed in action on 28 May 1941 when the steam merchant HMS Registan was bombed by German aircraft off Cape Cornwall.[1]

Dudley Joel is buried in the family plot at the Willesden Jewish Cemetery in London.[1]