▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁purchase ▁of ▁the ▁Pic c ad illy ▁Hotel ▁and ▁St . ▁James ' s ▁Court , ▁Buck ingham ▁Gate . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁he ▁fam ously ▁acquired ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁large ▁est ates ▁of ▁the ▁c ash - stra pped ▁Duke ▁of ▁Le in ster ▁during ▁the ▁latter ' s ▁lifetime . ▁Fitz ger ald ▁had ▁previously ▁sold ▁Mall aby - De e ley ▁his ▁re version ary ▁rights ▁to ▁the ▁estate ▁for ▁a ▁not ional ▁consideration , ▁not ▁expecting , ▁as ▁a ▁younger ▁son , ▁to ▁inherit . ▁ ▁De e ley ▁was ▁elected ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁for ▁H arrow ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁and ▁for ▁Will es den ▁East ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁res ign ing ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁he ▁assumed ▁the ▁additional ▁name ▁of ▁Mall aby , ▁his ▁mother ' s ▁ma iden ▁name , ▁by ▁de ed ▁poll ▁and ▁was ▁created ▁a ▁baron et ▁( of ▁Mich am ▁Court , ▁Sur rey ). ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 8 6 3 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 3 7 ▁death s ▁Category : Bar on ets ▁in ▁the ▁Baron et age ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁Category : Con serv ative ▁Party ▁( UK ) ▁MP s ▁for ▁English ▁constitu encies ▁Category : UK ▁MP s ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁Category : UK ▁MP s ▁ 1 9 1 0 – 1 9