Sir Reginald George Clarry, (24 July 1882 – 17 January 1945), was a Conservative Party

Conservative Party (UK)

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 Member of Parliament

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 (MP) in the United Kingdom

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, representing the Newport constituency

Newport (Monmouthshire) (UK Parliament constituency)

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 in Monmouthshire

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 from 1922 to 1929 and from 1931 to 1945.

He was first elected at the Newport by-election in October 1922

Newport by-election, 1922

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, following the death of the Liberal

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 MP Lewis Haslam

Lewis Haslam

Lewis Haslam , was a Liberal Party Member of Parliament in Wales, representing Monmouth Boroughs from 1906 to 1918 and then Newport from 1918 until his death in 1922...

. He held the seat until his defeat at the 1929 general election

United Kingdom general election, 1929

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 by the Labour Party

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 candidate James Walker

James Walker (UK politician)

James Walker, , was a Labour Party Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom, representing the Newport constituency in Monmouthshire from 1929 to 1931 and Motherwell from 1935 until his death in 1945, aged 61....

. He regained the seat by a large majority at the 1931 general election

United Kingdom general election, 1931

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, and remained Newport's MP until his death in 1945, aged 62.

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