He was elected unopposed as Member of Parliament ( MP ) for the City of London at a by - election in April 1938 .
He was held the seat until September 1945 when he was raised to the peerage as Baron Broadbridge .
He was elected unopposed as Member of Parliament ( MP ) for the City of London at a by - election in April 1938 , and held the seat until September 1945 when he was raised to the peerage as Baron Broadbridge .