George Newton, 1st Baron Eltisley
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George Douglas Cochrane Newton, 1st Baron Eltisley (14 July 1879 – 2 September 1942) was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom.
He was elected as Member of Parliament for Cambridge at a by-election in 1922 following the resignation of the Conservative MP Sir Eric Geddes.
Newton retained the seat at the 1922 general election, and was re-elected at four further elections until he was elevated to the peerage in 1934 as Baron Eltisley.
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Preceded by Sir Eric Geddes |
Member of Parliament for Cambridge 1922–1934 |
Succeeded by Richard Tufnell |
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