William George Howard Gritten

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''Who was who: a companion to Who's who: containing the biographies of those who died during the period, Volume 2'', Publisher: A. & C. Black, 1967.
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(7 February 1870 – 5 April 1943), also known as W. G. Howard Gritten, was a barrister and writer, and a British

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politician, who was elected a

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in 1918, until 1922, and re-elected in 1929 until his death in 1943. Born in Westminster, London, on 7 Feb 1870,''Debrett's House of Commons, and the judicial bench'', Published 1922
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Gritten was the only son of William Gritten (an architect) and his wife Annie Howard (d.1907). In 1918, he married Helena Blanche Paget, the daughter of the late Commander Webb, R.N. He was educated at

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, Oxford, won the Donald E. Bridgman Essay Prize, and graduated with honours in '' Literae Humaniores''."Mr W.G.H. Gritten", Obituary, ''The Times'' (London), Thursday, 8 April 1943, page 7, Issue 49515

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W.G. Howard Gritten
in ''Debrett's House of Commons'', 1922 {{DEFAULTSORT:Gritten, William George Howard 1870 births 1943 deaths Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1918–1922 UK MPs 1929–1931 UK MPs 1931–1935 UK MPs 1935–1945 People from Westminster Alumni of Brasenose College, Oxford Fellows of the Royal Geographical Society