Cecil John L'Estrange Malone OBE (7 September 1890 – 8 June 1965), usually known as Cecil L'Estrange Malone, was a left wing member of the United Kingdom House of Commons and Britain's first communist Member of Parliament. September 7 is the 250th day of the year (251st in leap years). ... 1890 (MDCCCXC) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar). ... June 8 is the 159th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (160th in leap years), with 206 days remaining. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... In politics, left-wing, political left, leftism, or simply the left, are terms that refer (with no particular precision) to the segment of the political spectrum typically associated with any of several strains of socialism, social democracy, or liberalism (especially but not exclusively in the American sense of the word... The House of Commons is a component of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also includes the Sovereign and the House of Lords. ... This article is about communism as a form of society and as a political movement. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ...

Born in Dalton Holme, Yorkshire, Malone was a rector's son. He joined the Royal Navy in 1905 and attended the Royal Naval College at Devonport. He played a pioneering role in naval aviation and rose to become a Commander, and later a Lieutenant-Colonel in the British Army. He saw action in World War I, commanding HMS Ben-my-Chree, for which he was awarded the Order of the Nile. Look up Yorkshire in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The word rector (ruler, from the Latin regere) has a number of different meanings. ... The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore the Senior Service). ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Crest on the gate of the Royal Naval College The Royal Naval College was a Royal Navy training establishment between 1873 and 1998, in the centre of the Maritime Greenwich World Heritage Site in London, United Kingdom. ... Devonport in 1909, courtesy WW1 Archive Devonport Dockyard and the Hamoaze from the Rame Peninsula, Cornwall Her Majestys Naval Base (HMNB) Devonport (HMS Drake), is one of three operating naval bases in the Royal Navy. ... Naval aviation is the application of manned military air power by the navies of the world such as those operated by the United States Navy. ... Insignia of a United States Navy Commander Commander is a military rank used in many navies but not generally in armies or air forces. ... Lieutenant Colonel (Lieutenant-Colonel in English from the French grades spelling) is a rank of commissioned officer in the armies and most marine corps and air forces of the world, typically ranking above a Major and below a Colonel. ... The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ... Combatants Allied Powers: Russian Empire France British Empire Italy United States Central Powers: Austria-Hungary German Empire Ottoman Empire Bulgaria Commanders Nicholas II Aleksei Brusilov Georges Clemenceau Joseph Joffre Ferdinand Foch Herbert Henry Asquith Douglas Haig John Jellicoe Victor Emmanuel III Luigi Cadorna Armando Diaz Woodrow Wilson John Pershing Franz... HMS Ben-my-Chree was a passenger ferry built in 1908 by Vickers for the England—Isle of Man route and taken over by the Royal Navy as a seaplane carrier during World War I. Her name means Girl of My Heart in Manx. ...

In the 1918 UK general election, Malone joined the anti-communist Reconstruction Society and was elected as the Coalition Liberal MP for Leyton East, although he later claimed never to have actually joined the Liberal Party. He was also awarded the Order of the British Empire. (Redirected from 1918 UK general election) The United Kingdom general election of 1918 held on 14th December 1918 was the first election at which women could vote. ... Anti-communism is opposition to communist ideology, organization, or government, on either a theoretical or practical level. ... This article is about the historic Liberal Party. ... Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire (Military division) The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority...

In September 1919, Malone visited Russia and was suddenly convinced of socialism. He became active in the Hands Off Russia campaign, and in November 1919 joined the British Socialist Party (BSP), soon being elected to its leadership. In 1920, the BSP became the main constituent of the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB), and as a result, Malone became the first CPGB MP. At its first congress, he was elected to its central committee. Socialism refers to a broad array of doctrines or political movements that envisage a socio-economic system in which property and the distribution of wealth are subject to social control. ... Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... The British Socialist Party was a socialist party founded in Britain in 1911. ... Year 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... The Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB) was the largest communist party in the United Kingdom. ...

Malone's sudden conversion to revolutionary politics was not universally believed. John Maclean claimed that Malone was a counter revolutionary sent to disrupt the workers' movement, and it was over this issue that Maclean broke with the BSP. There are several people named John MacLean, including: John MacLean, professional ice hockey player John MacLean, a minor Canadian political figure John MacLean, Scottish naval officer and merchant John Duncan MacLean, former Premier of the Canadian province of British Columbia John Maclean MA, Scottish political figure John Norman Maclean, author... A counterrevolutionary is anyone who opposes a revolution, particularly those who act after a revolution to try to overturn or reverse it, in full or in part. ... The labour movement (or labor movement) is a broad term for the development of a collective organization of working people, to campaign in their own interest for better treatment from their employers and political governments. ...

In November 1920, Malone argued in a speech that during the course of a workers' revolution, it was reasonable to execute some prominent members of the bourgeoise, asking what "are a few Churchills or a few Curzons on lampposts compared to the massacre of thousands of human beings?" This statement led to his imprisonment for six months under the Defence of the Realm (Acquisition of Land) Act 1920 and he was stripped of his OBE. Bourgeoisie () in modern use refers to the wealthy or propertied social class in a capitalist society. ... Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, FRS, PC (Can) (30 November 1874 – 24 January 1965) was an English statesman, soldier, and author, best known as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during the Second World War. ... George Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston (January 11, 1859 - March 20, 1925), was a conservative British statesman and sometime Viceroy of India. ... A prison is a place in which people are confined and deprived of a range of liberties. ...

Malone married in 1921 and began promoting the affiliation of the CPGB to the Labour Party, which was under consideration as a tactical matter, urged by Lenin. Malone was particularly keen, and stated "There are still a few differences between the Communist Party and the Labour Party. I am glad to realise, however, that this will soon be settled by affiliation". Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for full calendar). ... The Labour Party has been, since its founding in the early 20th century, the principal political party of the left in the United Kingdom. ... Vladimir Ilyich Lenin ( Russian: Влади́мир Ильи́ч Ле́нин  listen?), original surname Ulyanov (Улья́нов) ( April 22 (April 10 ( O.S.)), 1870 – January 21, 1924), was a...

With the failure of affiliation, Malone left the CPGB and instead joined the Independent Labour Party, which was affiliated to the Labour Party. He unsuccessfully stood as the Labour candidate in the Ashton-under-Lyne by-election, 1924, but was elected in the Northampton by-election, 1928 and held the seat until the 1931 UK general election. The Independent Labour Party (ILP) was a former political party in the United Kingdom. ...

Malone remarried in 1956, after the death of his first wife, and died on 8 June 1965. Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... June 8 is the 159th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (160th in leap years), with 206 days remaining. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ...

References

• John Maclean and the CPGB, What Next
• Reclaiming Maclean, Weekly Worker
• Labour Party affiliation: For and against, Weekly Worker
• British Labour dumps fake socialism, Communist Left
• Who's Who of British Members of Parliament, volume 3, The Harvester Press