Sir John Smedley Crooke (1861 – 13 October 1951) was a British politician. He was Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Birmingham Deritend from 1922 to 1929, and from 1931 to 1945. An annual football tournament named the Smedley Crooke Memorial Charity Cup was set up in his name to raise money for blind and visually impaired people. A street in Hopwood, Worcestershire also bears his name.
References
- ^ "CROOKE, Sir (John) Smedley". Who Was Who. A & C Black. 1920–2008. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "D" (part 1)
- "Smedley Crooke Memorial Charity Cup". The Football Association. 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
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| Preceded byJohn William Dennis | Member of Parliament for Birmingham Deritend 1922 – 1929 |
Succeeded byFred Longden |
| Preceded byFred Longden | Member of Parliament for Birmingham Deritend 1931 – 1945 |
Succeeded byFred Longden |
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