Edward Shortt
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The Right Honourable Edward Shortt KC |
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| Home Secretary | |
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In office 14 January 1919 – 23 October 1922 |
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| Prime Minister | David Lloyd George |
| Preceded by | Sir George Cave |
| Succeeded by | William Bridgeman |
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| Born |
10 March 1862 Newcastle upon Tyne, England |
| Died | 10 November 1935 (aged 73) Kensington, London, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Isabella Stewart Scott |
| Alma mater | University of Durham |
Edward Shortt PC KC (10 March 1862 – 10 November 1935) was a British lawyer and Liberal Party politician. He served as a member of David Lloyd George's cabinet, most significantly as Home Secretary from 1919 to 1922.
The son of a Newcastle upon Tyne Church of England vicar, Shortt was educated at Durham School, followed by the University of Durham, where he read Classics.
He was called to the Bar at the Middle Temple in 1890 and practiced on the North Eastern Circuit. He served as Recorder (part-time judge) of Sunderland from 1907 to 1918, and was made a King's Counsel in 1910. He was never a particularly successful barrister, but was popular, clear and lucid.
Shortt became active in politics for the Liberal Party. In 1908, Shortt was an unsuccessful candidate for Newcastle upon Tyne in a by-election, losing a seat previously held by the party when the Social Democratic Federation put up a candidate against him. However, in the January 1910 election he was elected, and remained an MP until 1922, transferring in 1918 to the new Newcastle upon Tyne West constituency. Within the Liberal Party, Shortt allied with David Lloyd George in the party split which occurred between him and H. H. Asquith. When Lloyd George came to power in 1916, Shortt was soon appointed to the government.
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