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Tufton Percy Hamilton Beamish, CB, DL (26 July 1874 – 2 May 1951) was an

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naval officer and

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. He married Margaret Simon in 1914. The couple had two daughters and one surviving son,

Tufton Beamish, Baron Chelwood Tufton Victor Hamilton Beamish, Baron Chelwood (27 January 19176 April 1989) was a British Army officer and Conservative Member of Parliament for Lewes for 29 years (1945–1974), and an author. During the Second World War, he served in Fran ...

. Tufton Beamish led a distinguished naval and political career. He was twice

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(MP) for

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: from 1924 to 1931, and again from 1936 to 1945. His son Tufton succeeded him in at the

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and represented the seat until 1974.

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External links

The Dreadnought Project – Tufton Percy Hamilton Beamish
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Personal papers held at Churchill College, Cambridge
1874 births 1951 deaths Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Deputy Lieutenants in England UK MPs 1924–1929 UK MPs 1929–1931 UK MPs 1935–1945 Royal Navy rear admirals Companions of the Order of the Bath {{England-Conservative-UK-MP-1870s-stub