Alfred Ravenscroft Kennedy (1879-1943) was a

Conservative Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy that seeks to promote and to preserve traditional institutions, practices, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civilization in ...

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for the

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constituency of Preston who later became a County Court judge. During his time in Parliament he asked if a Bill supporting rural properties could be introduced. He studied at

Eton College Eton College () is a public school in Eton, Berkshire, England. It was founded in 1440 by Henry VI under the name ''Kynge's College of Our Ladye of Eton besyde Windesore'',Nevill, p. 3 ff. intended as a sister institution to King's College, ...

and called to the Bar in 1903. He was employed as a legal adviser to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.Extract from "Discipline and Power"
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* 1879 births 1943 deaths People educated at Eton College Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1924–1929 20th-century English judges County Court judges (England and Wales) {{England-Conservative-UK-MP-1870s-stub