Henry Strauss

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Henry George Strauss (24 June 1892 – 28 August 1974) was a very quotable British lawyer and a conservative member of Parliament representing at various times Norwich, the Combined English Universities and Norwich South. He was Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade from 1950 to 1955. In 1955 he was created Baron Conesford, which title became extinct upon his death. He was well known for his speeches in which he complained about the improper usages of the English language, especially in the United States as can be seen in this Time Magazine article from 1957.

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by: George Albert Hartland	Member of Parliament for Norwich 2-seat constituency (with Geoffrey Shakespeare) 1935–1945	Succeeded by: John Paton
Preceded by: Eleanor Rathbone Kenneth Martin Lindsay	Member of Parliament for Combined English Universities 2-seat constituency (with Kenneth Martin Lindsay) 1946–1950	Succeeded by: constituency abolished
Preceded by: new constituency	Member of Parliament for Norwich South 1950–1955	Succeeded by: Geoffrey Rippon