(William Robert) Stanley Prescott (25 April 1912 – 6 June 1962) was a

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politician in the

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. He was educated at

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. He was elected as

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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

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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,

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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 {{England-Conservative-UK-MP-1910s-stub