Ernest Fitzroy Morrison-Bell
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Lieutenant-Colonel Ernest Fitzroy Morrison-Bell, OBE
(1870 – 1960) was a British soldier and parliamentarian.
Educated at Eton
, he joined the 9th Lancers in 1891 and served in the Boer War
. He was elected Liberal Unionist party
Member of Parliament
for Ashburton
at a by-election in 1908, lost the seat in the January 1910 election, and regained it in the November 1910 election. The seat was abolished in 1918 and he did not contest the election.
His brother was Sir Clive Morrison-Bell
, MP.
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
(1870 – 1960) was a British soldier and parliamentarian.
Educated at Eton
Eton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
, he joined the 9th Lancers in 1891 and served in the Boer War
Second Boer War
The Second Boer War was fought from 11 October 1899 until 31 May 1902 between the British Empire and the Afrikaans-speaking Dutch settlers of two independent Boer republics, the South African Republic and the Orange Free State...
. He was elected Liberal Unionist party
Liberal Unionist Party
The Liberal Unionist Party was a British political party that was formed in 1886 by a faction that broke away from the Liberal Party. Led by Lord Hartington and Joseph Chamberlain, the party formed a political alliance with the Conservative Party in opposition to Irish Home Rule...
Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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for Ashburton
Ashburton (UK Parliament constituency)
Ashburton was a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament at Westminster, for one Parliament in 1298 and regularly from 1640 until it was abolished for the 1868 general election. It was one of three Devon borough constituencies newly enfranchised in the Long...
at a by-election in 1908, lost the seat in the January 1910 election, and regained it in the November 1910 election. The seat was abolished in 1918 and he did not contest the election.
His brother was Sir Clive Morrison-Bell
Arthur Clive Morrison-Bell
Sir Arthur Clive Morrison-Bell, 1st Baronet was a British soldier and Conservative Party parliamentarian.He was educated at Eton and Sandhurst and was commissioned in the Scots Guards in 1890...
, MP.