Walter Preston (UK politician)
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Sir Walter Reuben Preston (20 September 1875 – 6 July 1946) was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom.
At the 1918 general election, he was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for the Mile End constituency in the East End of London. He lost the seat at the 1923 general election to the Labour Party candidate John Scurr.
He returned to Parliament at a by-election in September 1928 for the Cheltenham constituency, and held the seat until he resigned from the House of Commons in 1937.
[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
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| Preceded by Warwick Brookes |
Member of Parliament for Mile End 1918–1923 |
Succeeded by John Scurr |
| Preceded by Sir James Agg-Gardner |
Member of Parliament for Cheltenham 1928–1937 |
Succeeded by Daniel Lipson |
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