Edward Marjoribanks (Conservative politician)
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Edward Marjoribanks (14 February 1900 – 2 April 1932) was a barrister and Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom.
At the 1929 general election, he was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Eastbourne in East Sussex, and held the seat at the 1931 general election. However he died in office on 2 April 1932, having committed suicide aged only 32, having been jilted for a second time.[1] At the resulting Eastbourne by-election, 1932, the Conservative candidate John Slater was returned unopposed.
His half-brother was Quintin Hogg.
[edit] Books
He wrote a biography of Sir Edward Marshall Hall published under the following titles:
- The Life of Sir Edward Marshall Hall, Victor Gollancz Ltd, London 1929.
- Trials of Marshall Hall, Penguin, 1989. ISBN 0140115560
[edit] References
- ^ Cullen, Pamela V., "A Stranger in Blood: The Case Files on Dr John Bodkin Adams", London, Elliott & Thompson, 2006, ISBN 1-904027-19-9
- Craig, F. W. S. [1969] (1983). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949, 3rd edition, Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
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| Preceded by Sir William Reginald Hall |
Member of Parliament for Eastbourne 1929–1932 |
Succeeded by John Slater |
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