John Slater (6 April 1889 – 15 February 1935) was an

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Political career

In 1932, Slater was elected as

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(MP) for

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, in an unopposed by-election on 29 March following the death of Conservative MP Edward Marjoribanks. Slater held the seat for less than three years, dying in office on 15 February 1935, aged 45. At the resulting 1935 Eastbourne by-election, the Conservative candidate Charles Taylor was returned unopposed.

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* 1889 births 1935 deaths Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1931–1935 {{England-Conservative-UK-MP-1880s-stub 20th-century English politicians People from Eastbourne