He is the last Conservative to serve as Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency until Paul Howell in 2019 After losing the Wandsworth Central seat in a 1937 by-election, Jennings returned to the House of Commons in 1939, when he was elected as MP for Sheffield Hallam at a by-election following the death of Sir Louis William Smith.
[3] In 1955, Jennings was caught up in a minor constitutional difficulty when shortly after the general election a political opponent highlighted the fact that he had been, since 1923, a public auditor approved by the Treasury.
He had taken the post solely in order to audit the books of the Cotherstone British Legion and Village Club, but there were circumstances in which he might have been paid by the Treasury: this would make it an "office of profit under the Crown" and therefore a disqualification from being elected.
[4] The matter was referred by the House of Commons to a Select Committee which reported that Jennings was indeed disqualified under the law as it stood.
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