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Lewis Winby
Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis Phillips Winby (1874–1956) was Conservative MP for Harborough from 1924 to 1929. Educated at Brighton College and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he studied engineering, Winby served in the Royal Engineers during the Second Boer War and the First World War. Sources * *''Whitaker's Almanack ''Whitaker's'' is a reference book, published annually in the United Kingdom. The book was originally published by J Whitaker & Sons from 1868 to 1997, then by The Stationery Office until 2003, and then by A & C Black which became a wholly owned ...'', 1925 to 1929 editions *Craig, F.W.S. ''British Parliamentary Election Results'' Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Politics of Leicestershire 1874 births 1956 deaths Royal Engineers officers Westminster Dragoons officers British Army personnel of the Second Boer War British Army personnel of World War I Recipients of the Croix de Guerre 1914–1918 (France) People educated at Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harborough (UK Parliament Constituency)
Harborough () is a constituency covering the south east of Leicestershire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2017 by Neil O'Brien of the Conservative Party. It is considered a safe seat for the Conservative Party, as there has been a Conservative representative elected since 1924 (with a brief 5 year interlude from the Labour Party in 1945). Boundaries 1885–1918: The Municipal Borough of Leicester, the Sessional Divisions of Lutterworth and Market Harborough, and parts of the Sessional Divisions of Leicester and East Norton. 1918–1950: The Urban Districts of Market Harborough, Oadby, and Wigston, and the Rural Districts of Blaby, Hallaton, Lutterworth, and Market Harborough. 1950–1955: The Urban Districts of Market Harborough, Oadby, and Wigston, and the Rural Districts of Blaby, Lutterworth, and Market Harborough. 1955–1974: The Urban Districts of Market Harborough and Wigston, and the Rural Districts of Blaby, Lutterworth, and Market H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
