Sir John Starkey, 1st Baronet

Sir John Ralph Starkey, 1st Baronet (1 May 1859 – 13 November 1940)[1] was a British Conservative Party politician.

He was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Newark at the 1906 general election,[2] and held the seat until he retired from the House of Commons at the 1922 general election.[3]

Starkey was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire in 1906,[4] and was made a baronet in July 1935, of Norwood Park in the parish of Southwell and County of Nottingham.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 1)
  2. ↑ Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 367. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
  3. ↑ Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 446. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
  4. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27928. p. 4559. 3 July 1906.
  5. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 34179. p. 4522. 12 July 1935.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Sir Charles Welby, Bt		 Member of Parliament for Newark
1906 – 1922 		Succeeded by
Marquess of Titchfield
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
New creation Baronet
(of Norwood Park, Nottimghamshire)
1935–1940 		Succeeded by
William Randle Starkey


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