John Eastwood (barrister)

For other people named John Eastwood, see John Eastwood (disambiguation).

John Francis Eastwood OBE (13 October 1887 – 30 January 1952), was a British barrister and magistrate who served as a Conservative member of parliament in the United Kingdom from 1931 to 1940.

Born in Godalming, Surrey, the son of John Edmund Eastwood, he trained at the Inns of Court for a career at the bar and joined 2 Essex Court. In 1928 he was admitted as a freeman of the City of London, presented by the Company of Apothecaries.[1]

At the 1931 general election, Eastwood was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Kettering in Northamptonshire, defeating the Labour member Samuel Perry. He held the seat at the 1935 general election, but resigned in 1940 to become a Metropolitan Police magistrate. He died in Chelsea, London aged 64.

  1. ^ "John Francis Eastwood Receipt No. 1721" in London, England, Freedom of the City Admission Papers, 1681–1930: "Birth Date: 13 Oct 1887; Birth Place: Enton, Godalming, Surrey; Admission Date: 28 Sept 1928; Father: John Edmund Eastwood"