Lance Mallalieu

Sir Edward Lancelot Mallalieu (14 March 1905 – 11 November 1979),[2][3] known as Lance Mallalieu, was a British politician.[4]

Lance Mallalieu
Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means
In office 1973–1974
Preceded by	Betty Harvie Anderson
Succeeded by	Oscar Murton
Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means
In office 1971–1973
Preceded by	Office created
Succeeded by	Oscar Murton
Member of Parliament for Brigg
In office 24 March 1948 – 28 February 1974
Preceded by	Tom Williamson
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished[1]
Member of Parliament for Colne Valley
In office 27 October 1931 – 14 November 1935
Preceded by	Philip Snowden
Succeeded by	Ernest Marklew
Personal details
Born	(1905-03-14)14 March 1905
Died	11 November 1979(1979-11-11) (aged 74)
Father	Frederick Mallalieu

Of Huguenot origin, a son of Frederick Mallalieu, a Member of Parliament, Mallalieu's ancestors had settled at Saddleworth in the early 1600s, where they lived in humble circumstances working as weavers. Frederick Mallalieu's father, Henry (1831–1902), was a self-made businessman, at the age of twelve a hand-loom weaver, but becoming a woollen manufacturer, chairman of ironworks companies, and magistrate.[5][6][7][8]

Lancelot Mallalieu was educated at the Dragon School, Oxford.,[9] Cheltenham College and Trinity College, Oxford.[10]

At the 1931 general election, Mallalieu was elected as the Liberal Party Member of Parliament (MP) for Colne Valley. His win was notable as it was a gain from Labour despite the presence of a Conservative candidate, unusual for 1931. His predecessor was the Labour Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Snowden, who had decided to stand down. His father Frederick Mallalieu had been MP for the same seat from 1916 to 1922.

Mallalieu was a member of the main Liberal group in parliament led by Sir Herbert Samuel. He followed his leader into opposition in 1933. He served until the 1935 general election, when he lost his seat to Labour's Ernest Marklew.

After joining the Labour Party, he returned to the House of Commons in 1948, at a by-election on 24 March in the Brigg constituency, where he served as MP until he retired in 1974. He was a Deputy Speaker of the Commons from 1971 to 1974.