Anthony Hurd, Baron Hurd
Anthony Richard Hurd, Baron Hurd (2 May 1901 - 12 February 1966) was a British politician and former Conservative Member of Parliament for Newbury.
Hurd was first elected to the Newbury constituency in the 1945 general election and won each successive election in Newbury until standing down before the 1964 general election. He was knighted for his political service in 1959.[1]
On 24 August 1964 he was created a Life Peer as Baron Hurd, of Newbury in the Royal County of Berkshire[2] which entitled him to a seat in the House of Lords. He died just two years later at the age of 64.
His father, Sir Percy Hurd, was MP for Devizes, his brother was Robert Hurd (architect);[3] his son, Douglas now Lord Hurd of Westwell, was MP for Mid-Oxfordshire and former Foreign Secretary. His grandson, The Hon Nick Hurd is MP for Ruislip Northwood and Pinner.
References
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 41637. p. 1163. 17 February 1959.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 43419. p. 7261. 25 August 1964.
- ↑ www.burkespeerage.com
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| Preceded by Howard Clifton Brown |
Member of Parliament for Newbury 1945 – 1964 |
Succeeded by John Astor |