Sir Edward Ruggles-Brise, 1st Baronet
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Lt Col Sir Edward Archibald Ruggles-Brise, 1st Baronet, MC, DL (19 September 1882 – 12 May 1942) was a British Conservative Party politician.
Ruggles-Brise was a landowner and land agent, owner of Spains Hall in Finchingfield in Essex. He was also magistrate and a Deputy Lieutenant for Essex from 1920;[1] in 1939 he was appointed as a Vice Lieutenant of Essex.[2]
He served as Member of Parliament (MP) for the Maldon constituency in Essex from 1922 until his death in 1942, with a brief interruption from 1923-24 when he narrowly lost the seat to his Labour opponent Valentine Crittall.
Ruggles-Brise was greatly interested in agricultural matters, serving on the Smallholdings Committee of Essex County Council and as Chairman of the Parliamentary Agricultural Committee. From 1927 he commanded the 104th Essex Yeomanry Field Brigade R.A. of the Territorial Army. In the 1935 Jubilee Honours List, he was made a Baronet, of Spains Hall, in Essex.[3][4]
He married twice. Firstly to Agatha Gurney (1881-1937), daughter of John Henry Gurney of Kewsick Hall, Norfolk. Secondly to Lucy Barbara Pym MBE (1895-1979), daughter of WR Pym, Bishop of Bombay.
He was succeeded to the baronetcy by his son, Colonel Sir John Archibald Ruggles-Brise, 2nd Baronet.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Deputy Lieutenancy announced: London Gazette: no. 31994, page 7867, 27 July 1920. Retrieved on 2007-11-24.
- ^ Vice Lieutanancy announced: London Gazette: no. 34627, page 3380, 19 May 1939. Retrieved on 2007-11-24.
- ^ Baronetcy announced: London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 34119, page 1, 28 December 1934. Retrieved on 2007-11-24.
- ^ Letters patent granted: London Gazette: no. 34130, pages 837–838, 5 February 1935. Retrieved on 2007-11-24.
[edit] References
- 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
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Sir James Fortescue Flannery |
Member of Parliament for Maldon 1922–1923 |
Succeeded by Valentine Crittall |
| Preceded by Valentine Crittall |
Member of Parliament for Maldon 1924–1942 |
Succeeded by Tom Driberg |
| Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by (new creation) |
Baronet (of Spains Hall) 1935–1942 |
Succeeded by John Ruggles-Brise |
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Ruggles-Brise, Edward Archibald |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lt Col Sir Edward Archibald Ruggles-Brise Bt, MC, DL |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | British Conservative Party politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 19 September 1882 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | |
| DATE OF DEATH | 12 May 1942 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
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