Harry Hylton-Foster
Sir Harry Braustyn Hylton-Foster (born April 10, 1905 in Surrey , † September 2, 1965 ) was a British politician of the Conservative Party and speaker of the House of Commons .
Family and career
The son of a barrister graduated from school at Eton College to study law at Magdalen College , which he graduated in 1928 with a distinction . He then became a lawyer admitted and worked until 1929 as a legal advisor to the former Lord Chancellor Robert Finlay, 1st Viscount Finlay .
In 1931 he married Audrey Clifton Brown , the daughter of the then House of Commons and later Speaker of Parliament Douglas Clifton Brown .
During World War II , he served as a volunteer in the Royal Air Force and as an assistant military attorney in North Africa .
Political career
MP
After the Second World War he began his political career and ran unsuccessfully as a candidate for the Conservative Party for the constituency of Shipley (West Yorkshire) in the 1945 general election .
In 1950 he was first elected to the House of Commons as a member of the York constituency. After he was able to successfully defend this mandate twice, he was re-elected as a member of the lower house in 1959 as a representative of the much safer constituency of the City of London - City of Westminster . He represented the interests of this constituency until his death.
Solicitor-General for England and Wales and Speaker of Parliament
On October 18, 1954, he was appointed Solicitor General for England and Wales . As Deputy Attorney General, he was the second highest legal advisor to the Crown and the cabinets of Winston Churchill , Anthony Eden and Harold Macmillan for England and Wales.
On October 22, 1959, he was appointed as the successor to William Morrison as Speaker of the House of Commons ( Speaker ). The fact that he was appointed Acting Solicitor General and Speaker of Parliament without consulting the Labor Party initially sparked controversy. However, this soon subsided due to his popular and respected leadership as a speaker.
Sir Harry Hylton-Foster was the last speaker to die in office. Labor politician Horace King succeeded as Speaker of the House of Commons .
Awards
In 1954 he was knighted and was allowed to call himself "Sir" Harry from then on. In 1962 he was awarded the degree of Doctor of Jurisprudence ( LLD ) honoris causa from the University of Leeds .
After his death, his wife Audrey Hylton-Foster was awarded the title of Baroness Hylton-Foster of the City of Westminster for life in honor of him.
Web links
- Biography
- House of Commons - Procedure - Minutes of Evidence. Publications of the House of Commons, point 13
- Mum's 700th. Article in TIME-MAGAZINE from July 2, 1965
- A bit much. Article in TIME-MAGAZINE from September 10, 1965
Individual evidence
- ↑ Honorary graduates ( Memento of the original from August 10, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on the University of Leeds website
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| SURNAME | Hylton-Foster, Harry |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hylton-Foster, Sir Harry Braustyn (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British Conservative Party politician, Member of the House of Commons and speaker |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 10, 1905 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Surrey |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 2, 1965 |