Hugh Lawrence Fletcher Moulton MC (1 April 1876 – 4 January 1962) was a British

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politician. The son of

John Fletcher Moulton, Baron Moulton John Fletcher Moulton, Baron Moulton, (18 November 1844 – 9 March 1921) was an English mathematician, barrister, judge and Liberal politician. He was a Cambridge Apostle. Early life Moulton was born in Madeley, Shropshire, England, a ...

, he was a barrister by profession. At the 1923 general election, he was elected as

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(MP) for

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, but was defeated at the 1924 election. He did not stand for

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again.

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* 1876 births 1962 deaths Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1923–1924 {{England-Liberal-UK-MP-stub