(William Robert) Stanley Prescott (25 April 1912 – 6 June 1962) was a
Conservative Party
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politician in the
United Kingdom
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.
He was educated at
St John's College, Cambridge
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.
He was elected as
Member of Parliament
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(MP) for the
Darwen constituency at a
by-election in December 1943 following the death of the Conservative MP
Stuart Russell. He held the seat until he retired from the
House of Commons
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at the
1951 general election.
He was the younger son of the
Sir William Prescott, who was MP for
Tottenham North from 1918 to 1922. His son,
Mark Prescott
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, inherited the baronetcy in 1965.
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1912 births
1962 deaths
Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge
Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
UK MPs 1935–1945
UK MPs 1945–1950
UK MPs 1950–1951
Younger sons of baronets
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