Sidney Herbert (20th century)

For the nineteenth-century British politician and statesman, see Sidney Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Lea.

Sir Sidney Herbert Bt. (29 Jul 1890-22 Mar 1939) was a British Conservative politician and Member of Parliament for Scarborough and Whitby from 1922 until he took the Chiltern Hundreds in 1931. He returned to Parliament for the Westminster Abbey constituency the following year, a seat he held until his death. The baronetcy of Boyton in the County of Wiltshire was created for him in 1936, a title which became extinct upon his death.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Gervase Beckett	Member of Parliament for Scarborough and Whitby 1922–1931	Succeeded by Sir Paul Latham
Preceded by Otho William Nicholson	Member of Parliament for Westminster Abbey 1932–1939	Succeeded by Harold Webbe
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by (new title)	Baronet of Boyton, Wiltshire 1936–1939	Succeeded by (extinct)