Howard Clifton Brown
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Howard Clifton Brown was a British
Conservative Party
politician who served as the Member of Parliament
(MP) for Newbury
.
The son of James Clifton Brown
of Amelia Rowe, he was elected to the House of Commons for Newbury at an unopposed by-election
on 6 June 1922. However, in the following year's general election
he lost the seat by just 41 votes to his Liberal
opponent, Innes Harold Stranger
.
At the 1924 general election
he was re-elected as Newbury's MP, which he remained until stepping down at the 1945 general election
.
United Kingdom
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Conservative Party
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
politician who served as the Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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(MP) for Newbury
Newbury (UK Parliament constituency)
Newbury is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It returns one Member of Parliament , elected by the first-past-the-post voting system....
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The son of James Clifton Brown
James Clifton Brown
James Clifton Brown JP was a British Liberal Party Member of Parliament .He was the second son of Alexander Brown and his wife Sarah Benedict Brown, daughter of James Brown. His paternal grandfather was the banker and merchant Sir William Brown, 1st Baronet, and his younger brother the Liberal...
of Amelia Rowe, he was elected to the House of Commons for Newbury at an unopposed by-election
By-election
A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....
on 6 June 1922. However, in the following year's general election
United Kingdom general election, 1923
-Seats summary:-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987*-External links:***...
he lost the seat by just 41 votes to his 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...
opponent, Innes Harold Stranger
Innes Harold Stranger
Innes Harold Stranger was a British Barrister and Liberal politician who was briefly Member of Parliament for the Newbury constituency....
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At the 1924 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1924
- Seats summary :- References :* F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987* - External links :* * *...
he was re-elected as Newbury's MP, which he remained until stepping down 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...
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