Edward FitzRoy

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Edward Algernon FitzRoy (born July 24, 1869 - March 3, 1943 ) was a British politician of the Conservative Party and Speaker of the House of Commons .

Family and military career

The second son of Charles FitzRoy, 3rd Baron Southampton , was Queen Victoria's Page from 1883 to 1886 .

During the First World War , he served as a captain in the 1st Regiment of the Life Guards, despite his membership of parliament . He was wounded during the First Battle of Flanders near Ypres in 1914 . He was then commander of the mounted troops of the Guard Division.

Political career

MP

FitzRoy began his political career in 1896 when he was elected to the Northamptonshire County Council , of which he was a member until 1921.

In 1900 he was elected for the first time as a member of the House of Commons. There he represented the constituency of Northamptonshire-South , first until 1906 and then again from 1910 to 1918 as a member of the Conservative Party . After the dissolution of this constituency, he was a member of the lower house for the constituency of Daventry from 1918 until his death in 1943 .

In 1935 there was a controversy when, contrary to customary practice in his constituency , the Labor Party put up a candidate against him as the incumbent Speaker of the House of Commons.

Speaker of Parliament

In 1923 and again from 1924 to 1928 he was deputy chairman of the tax law committee (Ways and Means) and thus one of the other deputy speakers.

In 1928 he became the successor of John Henry Whitley Speaker ( Speaker ) of the House of Commons. He held this office until his death. He was succeeded on March 16, 1943 by his deputy Douglas Clifton Brown .

Awards

In 1931 he was awarded the title Doctor of Laws ( LLD ) from Cambridge University and in 1934 the honorary title Doctor of Civil Laws from Oxford University .

After his death, his wife Muriel was given the title of Viscountess Daventry in honor of him.

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SURNAME FitzRoy, Edward
ALTERNATIVE NAMES FitzRoy, Edward Algerno (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British politician (Conservative Party) and Speaker of the House of Commons
DATE OF BIRTH July 24, 1869
DATE OF DEATH March 3, 1943