Basil Peto
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Sir Basil Edward Peto (1862-08-13–1945-01-28) was a British Unionist politician. At the January 1910 general election he was returned as Member of Parliament for the Devizes constituency in Wiltshire, and retained the seat until the 1918 election.
He was later elected twice as Member of Parliament for Barnstaple, holding the seat from 1922 to 1923 and again from 1924 to 1935.
He was created a Baronet in January 1927.
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| Preceded by Francis Edward Newman Rogers |
Member of Parliament for Devizes 1910–1918 |
Succeeded by William Cory Heward Bell |
| Preceded by John Thomas Tudor Rees |
Member of Parliament for Barnstaple 1922–1923 |
Succeeded by John Thomas Tudor Rees |
| Preceded by John Thomas Tudor Rees |
Member of Parliament for Barnstaple 1924–1935 |
Succeeded by Sir Richard Acland |
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