Christopher Peto
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Sir Christopher Henry Maxwell Peto, 3rd Baronet (19 February 1897 – 24 March 1971) was a British Conservative Party politician.
At the 1945 general election he was elected as Member of Parliament for Barnstaple. When that constituency was abolished at the 1950 general election, he was returned for newly recreated Devon North constituency, where he served until 1955. He was elected High Sheriff of Wiltshire in 1966.
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- This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Sir Richard Acland |
Member of Parliament for Barnstaple 1945–1950 |
Succeeded by (constituency abolished) |
| Preceded by (constituency recreated) |
Member of Parliament for Devon North 1950–1955 |
Succeeded by James Louis Lindsay |
| Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by James Peto |
Baronet (of Barnstaple) 1971–1980 |
Succeeded by Michael Peto |
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