Arthur Tiley

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Arthur Tiley (17 January 1910 – 5 June 1994) was a British businessman and Conservative and National Liberal politician from Bradford. He studied at Grange High School in Bradford and built a career in business. Before entering Parliament, he served as treasurer of the Bradford YWCA (1934–1950) and was a senior officer for the National Fire Service (1939–1945).

In 1955, when the Bradford West constituency was recreated, Tiley was elected its MP and served until 1966, when he was defeated by Labour’s Norman Haseldine. He was the opposition spokesman on Pensions and National Insurance from 1964 to 1966. He represented Bradford during the city’s 1962 smallpox outbreak and later spoke in Parliament about Bradford’s textile losses.

After leaving Parliament, he focused on his insurance business and charitable work. A devout Christian, he wished to be remembered as a religious man. He married Mary Tankard in 1936, and they had a son and a daughter. He was appointed a CBE in 1972. Arthur Tiley died on 5 June 1994.