Sir John Serocold Paget Mellor, 2nd Baronet (6 July 1893 – 15 July 1986) was a British

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politician who served as

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(MP) from 1935 until 1955, for constituencies in the

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. Mellor was first elected at the 1935 general election for the Tamworth constituency in

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, holding that seat through the ten-year wartime parliament. When Tamworth was abolished for the 1945 general election, he was elected for the new

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constituency. Mellor was returned at the

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and

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elections, but stood down at the 1955 general election, when he was succeeded by the Conservative Geoffrey Lloyd.

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* * 1893 births 1986 deaths Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom UK MPs 1935–1945 UK MPs 1945–1950 UK MPs 1950–1951 UK MPs 1951–1955 {{England-Conservative-UK-MP-1890s-stub