Hylton Murray-Philipson
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Hylton Ralph Murray-Philipson (12 November 1902 – 24 May 1934) was a Conservative Party
politician in the United Kingdom
who served as a Member of Parliament
(MP) from 1932 to 1934.
He unsuccessfully contested the 1929 general election
in the Labour
-held Scottish
constituency of Peebles and Southern.
He next stood for Parliament
at the Twickenham by-election
on 16 September 1932, following the death of the Conservative MP John Ferguson
. He held he seat with a comfortable majority, but died in office in 1934, aged 31.
Conservative Party (UK)
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politician in the United Kingdom
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who served as a Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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(MP) from 1932 to 1934.
He unsuccessfully contested the 1929 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1929
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in the Labour
Labour Party (UK)
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-held Scottish
Scotland
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constituency of Peebles and Southern.
He next stood for Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
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at the Twickenham by-election
Twickenham by-election, 1932
The Twickenham by-election, 1932 was a parliamentary by-election held on 16 September 1932 for the British House of Commons constituency of Twickenham in Middlesex....
on 16 September 1932, following the death of the Conservative MP John Ferguson
John Ferguson (UK politician)
Sir John Ferguson was a British Conservative Party politician.He was President of the Institute of Bankers from 1925 to 1927....
. He held he seat with a comfortable majority, but died in office in 1934, aged 31.