Stanley Prescott - Citizendia

(William Robert) Stanley Prescott (25 April 1912 – 6 June 1962) was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located

He was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for the Darwen constituency by-election in December 1943 following the death of the Conservative MP Stuart Russell. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Darwen was a County constituency in Lancashire, centred on the town of Darwen. The Darwen by-election 1943 was a By-election held on 12 December 1943 for the British House of Commons constituency of Captain Stuart Hugh Minto Russell ( 18 January 1909 &ndash 30 October 1943) was a Conservative Party politician in the United He held the seat until he retired from the House of Commons at the 1951 general election. The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords Results |} Total votes cast 28596594 All parties shown Conservative result includes the Ulster Unionists Votes summary Headline

He was the second and youngest son of the Sir William Prescott, who was MP for Tottenham North from 1918 to 1922. Sir William Henry Prescott 1st Baronet CBE, DL (1874 &ndash 15 June 1945) was a British engineer and Conservative Party Tottenham North was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Municipal Borough of Tottenham, in North London. His son Mark inherited the baronetcy in 1965.

References

Craig, F. W. S. [1969] (1983). Frederick Walter Scott Craig ( December 10, 1929 - March 23, 1989) was a Scottish psephologist and compiler of reference British parliamentary election results 1918-1949, 3rd edition, Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
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Preceded by Stuart Russell	Member of Parliament for Darwen 1943–1951	Succeeded by Sir Charles Fletcher-Cooke

The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories Captain Stuart Hugh Minto Russell ( 18 January 1909 &ndash 30 October 1943) was a Conservative Party politician in the United A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Darwen was a County constituency in Lancashire, centred on the town of Darwen. The Darwen by-election 1943 was a By-election held on 12 December 1943 for the British House of Commons constituency of Results |} Total votes cast 28596594 All parties shown Conservative result includes the Ulster Unionists Votes summary Headline Charles Fletcher Fletcher-Cooke, QC ( 5 May 1914 &ndash 24 February 2001) was a British politician

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