Sir Jocelyn Lucas, 4th Baronet
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Sir Jocelyn Morton Lucas, 4th Baronet, KBE
(27 August 1889 – 2 May 1980) was a British
Conservative Party
politician. He was elected Member of Parliament
(MP) for Portsmouth South in a 1939 by-election, and served until he retired at the 1966 general election
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He developed a breed of dog in the late 1940s and named it for himself.
Order of the British Empire
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(27 August 1889 – 2 May 1980) was a British
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. He was elected Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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(MP) for Portsmouth South in a 1939 by-election, and served until he retired at the 1966 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1966
The 1966 United Kingdom general election on 31 March 1966 was called by sitting Labour Prime Minister Harold Wilson. Wilson's decision to call an election turned on the fact that his government, elected a mere 17 months previously in 1964 had an unworkably small majority of only 4 MPs...
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He developed a breed of dog in the late 1940s and named it for himself.