Sir John Ward Spear (1848 – 27 April 1921) was a British

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and later

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politician. He was elected at the 1900 general election as

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(MP) for the Tavistock division of Devon, with a majority of only 15 votes. He was defeated in 1906 by his

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predecessor Hugh Luttrell, but cut Luttrell's majority in January 1910 and defeated him at the December 1910 general election. He did not contest the 1918 general election, and retired from

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* 1848 births 1921 deaths Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Liberal Unionist Party MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1900–1906 UK MPs 1910–1918 Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Tavistock {{England-UK-MP-stub