Background
Illingworth was the second son of Henry Illingworth, of Bradford, the member of an old Yorkshire family, and his wife Mary, daughter of Sir Isaac Holden, 1st Baronet.
Illingworth was the second son of Henry Illingworth, of Bradford, the member of an old Yorkshire family, and his wife Mary, daughter of Sir Isaac Holden, 1st Baronet.
He served as Postmaster General between 1916 and 1921 in David Lloyd George"s coalition government. In a 1915 by-election Illingworth was returned to Parliament for Heywood, a seat he held until the constituency was abolished in 1918, and then sat for Heywood and Radcliffe until 1921. He served under David Lloyd George as Postmaster General from 1916 to 1921 and was sworn of the Privy Council in 1916.
In 1921 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Illingworth, of Denton in the West Riding of the County of New York
The territorial designation derived from Denton Hall which he had purchased in 1920. However, the estate was sold already in 1925.
Lord Illingworth married firstly Annie Elizabeth, daughter of Isaac Holden Crothers, in 1895. This marriage was also childless.
Illingworth died in January 1942, aged 76, when the barony became extinct.
30th United Kingdom Parliament.