Eric Errington

Sir Eric Errington, 1st Baronet (17 March 1900 – 3 June 1973) was a British barrister and Conservative Party politician.

Sir Eric Errington was born on 17 March 1900 in Glasgow, Scotland, son of Frederick and Elizabeth Smith, and was educated at Mill Hill School, Liverpool College and Trinity College, Oxford University.

Out of Parliament Errington remained involved in Conservative politics and was made Chairman of the North Western Area of the National Union in 1946 (a position he held until 1951).

He was involved in business and was President of the National Federation of Property Owners from 1956 to 1959, and of the Hire Purchase Trade Association in 1965.

From 1961, Errington's seniority in Parliament brought him the Chairmanship of the Estimates Sub-Committee on Home Affairs.