Alfred James Chotzner (28 March 1873 – 12 February 1958) was a British judge and Conservative politician. He was the son of Joseph Chotzner, a notable rabbi. Alfred was educated at Harrow and

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, and afterwards entered the Indian Civil Service, rising to become a High Court judge. In 1931 Chotzner was elected as a

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for

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, but

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his seat in 1934.C. D. Lippe, ''Bibliographisches Lexikon'', i. 66

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* 1873 births 1958 deaths Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1931–1935 Jewish British politicians Indian Civil Service (British India) officers Judges of the Calcutta High Court People educated at Harrow School {{England-Conservative-UK-MP-1870s-stub