Henry Walter Burton (December 1876 – 23 November 1947) was a

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politician in the

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. He was elected at the 1924 general election as

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(MP) for the Sudbury constituency in

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, with a majority of 1 over the sitting

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John Frederick Loverseed John Frederick Loverseed (22 December 1881 – 14 August 1928) was a British Liberal politician. Family and Education Loverseed was the son of a Nottinghamshire builder and contractor. He was educated at Southwell Grammar School and Gosberton ...

. Burton held the seat until his defeat at the 1945 general election by the Labour party candidate

Roland Hamilton Roland Hamilton (23 November 1886 – 10 February 1953) was a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom. In the Labour landslide at the 1945 general election, he was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Sudbury in Suffolk, which had bee ...

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* 1876 births 1947 deaths Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1924–1929 UK MPs 1929–1931 UK MPs 1931–1935 UK MPs 1935–1945 {{England-Conservative-UK-MP-1870s-stub