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    James Archibald Saint George Fitzwarenne-Despencer-Robertson, OBE (7 November 1886 – 5 May 1942) was an English Conservative politician. The only surviving...
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  • le Despencer Edward le Despencer, 1st Baron le Despencer (1335–1375), the son of Edward le Despencer Elizabeth le Despencer, Baroness le Despencer (1342–1402)...
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  • Kilmarnock Burghs (1895–1906) Alfred Arthur Hinchcliffe Denville James Despencer-Robertson Nirj Deva; MP for Brentford and Isleworth (1992–1997) Tim Devlin;...
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    Moulton Liberal 1924 Hugh Morrison Conservative 1931 by-election James Despencer-Robertson Conservative 1942 by-election John Morrison Conservative 1965...
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  • Morrison, and the by-election was won by the Conservative candidate James Despencer-Robertson. The outgoing Conservative member Hugh Morrison had first won...
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  • daughter of the Liberal statesman Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville. James Morrison was his great-grandfather. The family seat is the Fonthill estate...
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  • industrial accident at a textile mill in 1857 aged 11. Sir William Tindal Robertson, MP for Brighton 1886–1889, who became blind from glaucoma in 1873. William...
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    in the County of London. Lord Amwell married Constance Mary, daughter of James Craig, in 1911. They had one son and two daughters. Lady Amwell died in...
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    Votes % ±% Labour Frederick Montague 13,768 55.2 +9.9 Unionist James Despencer-Robertson 6,921 27.7 −14.6 Liberal David Eifion Puleston Evans 4,267 17...
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    Conservative Islington South Charles Garland Conservative Islington West James Despencer-Robertson Conservative Jarrow Robert John Wilson Labour Keighley Hastings...
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  • Islington West Party Candidate Votes % ±% Unionist James Despencer-Robertson 7,335 38.9 −6.5 Liberal Henry Mills 6,643 35.3 +11.6 Labour W J Lewington...
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  • received at the Battle of El Alamein. 1942 Salisbury by-election: James Despencer-Robertson died suddenly, apparently from overwork as military secretary...
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  • the 55-year-old sitting Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) James Despencer-Robertson. He had won the seat at a by-election in 1931, having previously...
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    Chermside of Fonthill in Wiltshire, and grandson of millionaire businessman James Morrison, he was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge. In 1892...
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  • Member of Parliament for Islington West 1918–1922 Succeeded by James Despencer-Robertson Civic offices Preceded by William Crump Mayor of Islington 1902–1903...
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  • 1892 Thomas Lough Liberal 1918 Sir George Elliott Unionist 1922 James Despencer-Robertson Unionist 1923 Frederick Montague Labour 1931 Patrick Donner Conservative...
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    Votes % ±% Labour Frederick Montague 7,955 41.4 +15.6 Unionist James Despencer-Robertson 5,829 30.3 −8.6 Liberal Joseph William Molden 5,443 28.3 −7.0...
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    therefore, in theory, the opposition – was the Independent Labour Party, led by James Maxton. With only three MPs, it tried to take over the opposition frontbench...
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    Conservative Salford West Fred Astbury Conservative Salisbury James Despencer-Robertson Conservative Scarborough and Whitby Sir Paul Latham, Bt Conservative...
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  • Conservative Death Salisbury 11 March 1931 Hugh Morrison Conservative James Despencer-Robertson Conservative Resignation Fermanagh and Tyrone 7 March 1931 Thomas...
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  • July 1942 Joseph Batey Labour James Murray Labour Resignation (ill-health) Salisbury 8 July 1942 James Despencer-Robertson Conservative John Morrison Conservative...
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    acted as a hostess at parties. She spent time working as a nanny for the Robertsons, an American family living in London, and worked as a nursery teacher's...
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    by-election Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative James Archibald St George Fitzwarenne-Despencer Robertson 15,800 53.9 +6.3 Liberal Lucy Blanche Masterman...
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  • its park, Home farm and Warren farm were sold to J. A. St. G. F. Despencer-Robertson. That land was bought in 1939 by Edward Grenfell, 1st Baron St Just...
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    Morrison Islington South Higham Garland Cluse Islington West Elliott Despencer-Robertson Montague Bethnal Green South-West Wilson Harris Bow and Bromley Blair...
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  • late Royal Irish Fusiliers Capt. and Bt. Maj. James Archibald St. George Fitzwarenne-Despencer-Robertson, Royal Welsh Fusiliers Maj. Henry Slane Fleming...
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    Hollis Pott C. Morrison Salisbury H. Morrison Moulton H. Morrison Despencer-Robertson J. Morrison Hamilton Swindon Young Banks Addison Banks Addison Wakefield...
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