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Commander '''Harry Pursey''' MP (]—] ]) was a British politician and naval officer. {{Short description|British politician and navy officer}}
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'''Harry Pursey''' (24 August 1891 – 13 December 1980) was a British politician and naval officer, who began his career as a boy seaman and served as a ] for twenty-five years.
⚫ He was born in ], and educated at the ] (a school for naval ]s) and the ] in Greenwich. He joined the Royal Navy in 1907, as a ] with ].


⚫ He was born in ], and educated at the ] (a school for naval ]s) and the ] in Greenwich. He joined the Royal Navy in 1907, as a ] with ].
⚫ During the ] he served with the ] and with the ]; he took part in the ] aboard ]. In 1917 he was promoted to the rank of gunner and saw service in the Aegean aboard ]; that October, he was second-in-command of a landing party from the ''Forward'' which successfully evacuated a ] station on ], for which he was commissioned and received a mention in despatches.


⚫ During the ] he served with the ] and with the ]; he took part in the ] aboard ]. In 1917 he was promoted to the rank of gunner and saw service in the Aegean aboard ]; that October, he was second-in-command of a landing party from the ''Forward'' which successfully evacuated a ] station on ], for which he was commissioned and received a mention in dispatches.
⚫ After the war he was posted to the Black Sea and around Turkey, and saw action in ] and Mesopotamia. He was promoted to Lieutenant in 1920. In 1926 he was posted to ]. He was promoted to Lieutenant-Commander in February 1928<ref>Naval and Military notices in ''The Times'', February 16, 1928</ref>., and transferred to ] in April<ref>Naval, Military, And Air Force notices in ''The Times'', April 28, 1928</ref>. In May 1929 he was appointed to ]<ref>Naval, Military, And Air Force notices in ''The Times'', May 28, 1929</ref> and in March 1931 to ]<ref>Naval, Military, And Air Force notices in ''The Times'', February 17, 1931</ref>. He retired in 1936.

⚫ After the war he was posted to the Black Sea and around Turkey, and saw action in ] and Mesopotamia. He was promoted to Lieutenant in 1920. In 1926 he was posted to ]. He was promoted to Lieutenant-Commander in February 1928,<ref>Naval and Military notices in ''The Times'', 16 February 1928</ref> and transferred to ] in April.<ref>Naval, Military, And Air Force notices in ''The Times'', 28 April 1928</ref> In May 1929 he was appointed to ]<ref>Naval, Military, And Air Force notices in ''The Times'', 28 May 1929</ref> and in March 1931 to ].<ref>Naval, Military, And Air Force notices in ''The Times'', 17 February 1931</ref> He retired in 1936.


During the ], he worked as a journalist in Spain. During the ], he worked as a journalist in Spain.


He married in 1944, and was granted a ] of divorce in 1956<ref>Notice in ''The Times'', May 26, 1954</ref>. He married again in September 1954, in New Jersey, to Baroness Huszar, a Hungarian. In 1954 his second wife was arrested in Montreal, for possessing counterfeit United States money, and acquitted after trial. He later won a lawsuit against her solicitor, who had argued that although he had conducted her defence without entering Canada, he was a licensed Canadian solicitor as well as an English one and thus not required to comply with English regulations<ref>Court report in ''The Times'', October 21, 1955</ref>. His wife was again, however, arrested in 1955, this time for the possession of narcotics; she was convicted, and they were divorced in 1959<ref>Court report in ''The Times'', Pursey v. Pursey, April 9, 1959</ref>. He married first in 1921, then secondly in 1944 and was granted a ] of divorce in 1956.<ref>Notice in ''The Times'', 26 May 1954</ref> He married again in September 1954, in New Jersey, to Baroness Huszar, a Hungarian. In 1954 his second wife was arrested in ], for possessing ] United States money, and acquitted after trial. He later won a lawsuit against her solicitor, who had argued that although he had conducted her defence without entering Canada, he was a licensed Canadian solicitor as well as an English one and thus not required to comply with English regulations.<ref>Court report in ''The Times'', 21 October 1955</ref> His wife was again, however, arrested in 1955, this time for the possession of narcotics; she was convicted, and they were divorced in 1959.<ref>Court report in ''The Times'', Pursey v. Pursey, 9 April 1959</ref>


He was elected as the ] member of parliament for ] in the ]. In the 1955 election, he secured a majority of 12,700 votes<ref>Article in ''The Times'', 29 September 1959</ref>. He announced in 1967 that he would resign at the next election, and was suceeded in 1970 by ]. He was elected as the ] member of parliament for ] in the ]. In the ], he held the seat with a majority of 11,500 votes,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/area/uk/ge51/i11.htm |title=UK general election results: October 1951 |access-date=24 June 2006 |archive-date=25 September 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060925064009/http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/area/uk/ge51/i11.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> rising to 12,700 votes ],<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/area/uk/ge55/i11.htm |title=UK general election results: May 1955 |access-date=24 June 2006 |archive-date=25 September 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060925064210/http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/area/uk/ge55/i11.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> 17,300 votes ],<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/area/uk/ge64/i11.htm |title=UK general election results: March 1964 |access-date=24 June 2006 |archive-date=25 September 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060925075012/http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/area/uk/ge64/i11.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> and 23,000 ].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/area/uk/ge66/i11.htm |title=UK general election results: March 1966 |access-date=24 June 2006 |archive-date=29 September 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929115026/http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/area/uk/ge66/i11.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> He announced in 1967 that he would resign at the next election, and was succeeded by ] in the ].


He had a great interest in "below-decks" naval history, and spent his later years working on a history of the ]<ref>Diary, ''The Times'', September 10, 1976</ref>. His obituary in ''The Times'' described him as "the first naval officer promoted from the lower deck" to enter Parliament. He had a great interest in "below-decks" naval history, and spent his later years working on a history of the ],<ref>Diary, ''The Times'', 10 September 1976</ref> though it does not appear to have been published. His obituary in ''The Times'' described him as "the first naval officer promoted from the lower deck" to enter Parliament.<ref>This is perhaps incorrect, depending on the definition of "lower deck"; ] was elected in 1935 after entering the Royal Naval Reserve as an ordinary seaman in 1914; he served in the Royal Naval Division, and was appointed ] in 1915. He returned to the Navy in the Second World War; by 1945, he had been an MP both as a former seaman and as an active petty officer.</ref>


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British politician and navy officer

CommanderHarry Pursey
Member of Parliament
for Kingston upon Hull East
In office
5 July 1945 – 29 May 1970
Preceded byGeorge Muff
Succeeded byJohn Prescott
Personal details
Born(1891-08-24)24 August 1891
Sidmouth, Devon. England
Died13 December 1980(1980-12-13) (aged 89)
Political partyLabour
Spouse Lillian Maria Adler ​ ​(m. 1954; div. 1959)​
Military service
Allegiance United Kingdom
Branch/service Royal Navy
Years of service1907–1936
RankCommander
Battles/wars

Harry Pursey (24 August 1891 – 13 December 1980) was a British politician and naval officer, who began his career as a boy seaman and served as a Member of Parliament for twenty-five years.

He was born in Sidmouth, and educated at the Royal Hospital School (a school for naval orphans) and the Royal Naval College in Greenwich. He joined the Royal Navy in 1907, as a boy seaman with HMS Impregnable.

During the First World War he served with the Dover Patrol and with the Grand Fleet; he took part in the Battle of Jutland aboard Revenge. In 1917 he was promoted to the rank of gunner and saw service in the Aegean aboard Forward; that October, he was second-in-command of a landing party from the Forward which successfully evacuated a Royal Naval Air Service station on Lesbos Island, for which he was commissioned and received a mention in dispatches.

After the war he was posted to the Black Sea and around Turkey, and saw action in Somaliland and Mesopotamia. He was promoted to Lieutenant in 1920. In 1926 he was posted to Benbow. He was promoted to Lieutenant-Commander in February 1928, and transferred to Vernon in April. In May 1929 he was appointed to Eagle and in March 1931 to Hood. He retired in 1936.

During the Spanish Civil War, he worked as a journalist in Spain.

He married first in 1921, then secondly in 1944 and was granted a decree nisi of divorce in 1956. He married again in September 1954, in New Jersey, to Baroness Huszar, a Hungarian. In 1954 his second wife was arrested in Montreal, for possessing counterfeit United States money, and acquitted after trial. He later won a lawsuit against her solicitor, who had argued that although he had conducted her defence without entering Canada, he was a licensed Canadian solicitor as well as an English one and thus not required to comply with English regulations. His wife was again, however, arrested in 1955, this time for the possession of narcotics; she was convicted, and they were divorced in 1959.

He was elected as the Labour member of parliament for Kingston upon Hull East in the 1945 general election. In the 1951 general election, he held the seat with a majority of 11,500 votes, rising to 12,700 votes in 1955, 17,300 votes in 1964, and 23,000 in 1966. He announced in 1967 that he would resign at the next election, and was succeeded by John Prescott in the 1970 election.

He had a great interest in "below-decks" naval history, and spent his later years working on a history of the Invergordon Mutiny, though it does not appear to have been published. His obituary in The Times described him as "the first naval officer promoted from the lower deck" to enter Parliament.

References

  • Obituary in The Times, 17 December 1980.
  1. Naval and Military notices in The Times, 16 February 1928
  2. Naval, Military, And Air Force notices in The Times, 28 April 1928
  3. Naval, Military, And Air Force notices in The Times, 28 May 1929
  4. Naval, Military, And Air Force notices in The Times, 17 February 1931
  5. Notice in The Times, 26 May 1954
  6. Court report in The Times, 21 October 1955
  7. Court report in The Times, Pursey v. Pursey, 9 April 1959
  8. "UK general election results: October 1951". Archived from the original on 25 September 2006. Retrieved 24 June 2006.
  9. "UK general election results: May 1955". Archived from the original on 25 September 2006. Retrieved 24 June 2006.
  10. "UK general election results: March 1964". Archived from the original on 25 September 2006. Retrieved 24 June 2006.
  11. "UK general election results: March 1966". Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 24 June 2006.
  12. Diary, The Times, 10 September 1976
  13. This is perhaps incorrect, depending on the definition of "lower deck"; A. P. Herbert was elected in 1935 after entering the Royal Naval Reserve as an ordinary seaman in 1914; he served in the Royal Naval Division, and was appointed sub-lieutenant in 1915. He returned to the Navy in the Second World War; by 1945, he had been an MP both as a former seaman and as an active petty officer.

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Preceded byGeorge Muff Member of Parliament for Kingston upon Hull East
1945 – 1970 		Succeeded byJohn Prescott
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