Godman Irvine

Sir Bryant Godman Irvine (25 July 1909 – 3 May 1992) was a Canadian-born British Conservative politician.

[1] He was educated at Upper Canada College in Toronto and then moved to Britain to attend St Paul's School and Magdalen College, Oxford, where he was secretary of the Oxford Union.

During World War II Irvine was a Lieutenant Commander in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve.

He was secretary of the 1922 Committee 1965–66, and from 1976 to 1982 he served as a Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons under George Thomas.

In the 1986 New Year Honours, Irvine was knighted for political service.