Edmund Bartley-Denniss
Sir Edmund Robert Bartley Bartley-Denniss KC (9 April 1854 – 20 March 1931), born Edmund Robert Bartley Denniss, was a barrister, prominent Freemason and Conservative Party Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom. He was also a pioneer of the sport of cycling in Britain.
He was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Oldham at a the Oldham by-election in 1911, and held the seat until he stood down at the 1922 general election. He was knighted in April 1922, having changed his surname by deed poll on 4 January 1922 from Denniss to Bartley-Denniss. He was appointed King's Counsel on 25 October 1922.
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