Edgar Grierson (6 November 1884 – 1 March 1959) was a British Labour Party politician from

Carlisle Carlisle ( , ; from ) is a city in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England. Carlisle's early history is marked by the establishment of a settlement called Luguvalium to serve forts along Hadrian's Wall in Roman Britain. Due to its pro ...

. He sat in the

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from 1945 to 1950. Grierson was the son of William Grierson from

Scotby Scotby is a village in the Cumberland unitary authority area of Cumbria, England. It is separated from Carlisle by the M6 motorway, and it is close to other dormitory villages in the area, such as Wetheral, Cumwhinton and Aglionby. It is part ...

, Carlisle. He was educated at Scotby

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, and during

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he served in France with the

Border Regiment The Border Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, which was formed in 1881 under the Childers Reforms by the amalgamation of the 34th (Cumberland) Regiment of Foot and the 55th (Westmorland) Regiment of Foot. After service in ...

from 1914 to 1918. He was a member of

Carlisle City Council The City of Carlisle ( , ) was a local government district of Cumbria, England, with the status of a city. It was named after its largest settlement, Carlisle, but covered a far larger area which included the towns of Brampton and Longtown, ...

from 1929 to 1950, and became an

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. He was Mayor of Carlisle from 1941 to 1942 and deputy mayor from 1942 to 1944. He was elected at the 1945 general election as the Member of Parliament (MP) for

, and held the seat until the 1950 general election, when he did not stand again.

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* 1884 births 1959 deaths Labour Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1945–1950 Councillors in Cumbria Mayors of Carlisle, Cumbria People from Carlisle, Cumbria British Army personnel of World War I Border Regiment soldiers Military personnel from Carlisle, Cumbria Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Carlisle {{England-mayor-stub