Sir Joseph Herbert Cunliffe, (1 July 1867 – 9 April 1963) was a British barrister and Conservative Party politician. Cunliffe was called to the bar in 1896 and took silk in 1912. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for

Bolton Bolton ( , locally ) is a town in Greater Manchester in England. In the foothills of the West Pennine Moors, Bolton is between Manchester, Blackburn, Wigan, Bury, Greater Manchester, Bury and Salford. It is surrounded by several towns and vill ...

, a two-member constituency, from 1923 to 1929. He was

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from 1921 to 1946. From 1932 to 1946 he was Chairman of the

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. He was appointed a

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in the 1926 New Year Honours List. In 1946 he was appointed

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Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Politicians from Bolton UK MPs 1923–1924 UK MPs 1924–1929 Attorneys-general of the Duchy of Lancaster Knights Bachelor 1867 births 1963 deaths Members of Lincoln's Inn English barristers English King's Counsel 20th-century King's Counsel Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire {{England-Conservative-UK-MP-1860s-stub