Henry Kerby
Encyclopedia
Henry Briton Kerby was a British
Conservative
Member of Parliament
for Arundel and Shoreham. He won the seat in a 1954 by-election, and served until his death at the age of 56 in Chichester
in 1971. For a time he was associated with the National Fellowship
group.
Before joining the Conservative Party, Kerby was a Liberal
politician. He contested Spelthorne
at the 1945 general election
as a Liberal and Swansea West
at the 1951 general election
as a Conservative.
United Kingdom
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Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
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Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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for Arundel and Shoreham. He won the seat in a 1954 by-election, and served until his death at the age of 56 in Chichester
Chichester
Chichester is a cathedral city in West Sussex, within the historic County of Sussex, South-East England. It has a long history as a settlement; its Roman past and its subsequent importance in Anglo-Saxon times are only its beginnings...
in 1971. For a time he was associated with the National Fellowship
National Fellowship
The National Fellowship was a minor far right political party in the United Kingdom.The party was launched under Chairman Edward Martell on 1 January 1962, with full page advertisements in national broadsheets. The advert referred to the organisation as part of a movement spearheaded by The New...
group.
Before joining the Conservative Party, Kerby was a Liberal
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
politician. He contested Spelthorne
Spelthorne (UK Parliament constituency)
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at the 1945 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1945
The United Kingdom general election of 1945 was a general election held on 5 July 1945, with polls in some constituencies delayed until 12 July and in Nelson and Colne until 19 July, due to local wakes weeks. The results were counted and declared on 26 July, due in part to the time it took to...
as a Liberal and Swansea West
Swansea West (UK Parliament constituency)
Swansea West is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
at the 1951 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1951
The 1951 United Kingdom general election was held eighteen months after the 1950 general election, which the Labour Party had won with a slim majority of just five seats...
as a Conservative.