Sir Maurice Edward Dockrell was a Unionist Politician and was one of the few members who took his seat in the British House of Commons after the 1918 Irish General Election.

[5][6] His mother, Lady Margaret Dockrell (née Shannon) was a suffragette, who actively campaigned for women's rights, and was a member of Dublin City Council.

[7][8] They were married in 1875 and eventually both his parents worked in the family business of Thomas Dockrell, Sons and Co. Ltd.[9][7][6] Growing up he lived Blackrock, County Dublin with six siblings, a sister named Anna and five brothers Thomas, Kenneth, Maurice, Henry and James.

[13][14] Dockrell spent his school years, from 1899 to 1903 in Trent College, Nottingham where he excelled at swimming.

[23] At the 1908 Summer Olympics, he was the only member of Great Britain's team that advanced to the semifinals of the men's 100 metre freestyle.

He died from lingering shrapnel wounds to his back on 23 December 1924 at the Officers' Hospital, Richmond, Surrey and was buried at St Andrew's Church, Ham.