British politician (1884–1971)
Sir Dryden Brook (25 August 1884 – 30 January 1971) was a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom , and a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1945 to 1955.
Brook was a wool merchant in Halifax. He served as a Labour Party member of Halifax Borough Council from 1940 until 1968.[ 1]
In the Labour landslide at the 1945 general election , Brook was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Halifax , unseating the Conservative MP Gilbert Gledhill with a majority of over 10,000 votes. He held the seat until the 1955 general election , when the Conservative Maurice Macmillan won with a majority of 1,535.
Alderman Brook was knighted in 1965.
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^ Stenton, Michael; Lees, Stephen (1981). Who's Who of British Members of Parliament . Vol. IV. Brighton: Harvester Press. p. 42.
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