John Stourton (politician)
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The Honourable John Joseph Stourton (5 March 1899 – 1992) was a British
politician
. He served as the Conservative
Member of Parliament
(MP) for Salford South
from 1931 to 1945.
Stourton was born in 1899, the second son of Charles Stourton, 24th Baron Mowbray
. He was first elected to Parliament in the 1931 general election
. He retired at the 1945 general election
.
He married Kathleen Gunther (died 1986) in 1923, and divorced in 1933. They had two sons and two daughters. Stourton married secondly Gladys Waldron (died 1953) in 1934, and divorced in 1947. John Stourton died in 1992 in Eastbourne
, Sussex
aged 92.
United Kingdom
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Politician
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. He served as the Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
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Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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(MP) for Salford South
Salford South (UK Parliament constituency)
Salford South was a parliamentary constituency in the City of Salford in Greater Manchester from 1885 until 1950. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.- History :...
from 1931 to 1945.
Stourton was born in 1899, the second son of Charles Stourton, 24th Baron Mowbray
Charles Stourton, 24th Baron Mowbray
Charles Stourton, 21st Baron Stourton, 25th Baron Segrave, 24th Baron Mowbray was the son of Alfred Stourton and Mary Margaret Corbally.He married Mary Constable in 1893, and had at least one son:...
. He was first elected to Parliament in the 1931 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1931
The United Kingdom general election on Tuesday 27 October 1931 was the last in the United Kingdom not held on a Thursday. It was also the last election, and the only one under universal suffrage, where one party received an absolute majority of the votes cast.The 1931 general election was the...
. He retired 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...
.
He married Kathleen Gunther (died 1986) in 1923, and divorced in 1933. They had two sons and two daughters. Stourton married secondly Gladys Waldron (died 1953) in 1934, and divorced in 1947. John Stourton died in 1992 in Eastbourne
Eastbourne
Eastbourne is a large town and borough in East Sussex, on the south coast of England between Brighton and Hastings. The town is situated at the eastern end of the chalk South Downs alongside the high cliff at Beachy Head...
, Sussex
Sussex
Sussex , from the Old English Sūþsēaxe , is an historic county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. It is bounded on the north by Surrey, east by Kent, south by the English Channel, and west by Hampshire, and is divided for local government into West...
aged 92.