John Shute (politician)

Colonel Sir John Joseph Shute, CMG, DSO, TD, JP, DL (1873 – 13 September 1948) was a volunteer soldier, businessman and Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom.

Born in Liverpool, he was educated at the Catholic Institute in the city.

His business career saw him acting as a partner in various Liverpool-based firms of cotton brokers. He was also chairman of Combined Egyptian Mills Ltd, based in Howe Bridge, near Wigan.

In 1896 he was promoted to lieutenant in the 1st Volunteer Battalion, King's (Liverpool) Regiment, and in 1900 to captain. The 1st Volunteer Battalion became the 5th Battalion on the establishment of the Territorial Force in 1908. Shute transferred to the 5th with many of his colleagues. He served in the unit during the First World War, reaching the rank of lieutenant-colonel and being awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO), the Territorial Decoration (TD) and in the 1918 King's Birthday Honours he was made a Companion of the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (CMG) for his military services. He remained in the TA after the war, being promoted to colonel in 1923. He retired in 1930.

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