Sir Herbert Wragg (1880 – 13 February 1956) was a British

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politician who served as

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(MP) for

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from 1923 to 1929 and from 1931 to 1945. He was first elected at the 1923 general election, winning the seat from the

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. He was re-elected at the 1924 election, but at the 1929 general election he lost the seat to the

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candidate Jack Lees. Wragg regained the seat at the 1931 general election, and represented Belper in the

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until he retired at the 1945 general election. He was a son of John Downing and Maria Wragg; his two brothers, Frederick William and Norman John, were killed in the First World War. The family grave is in St Wystan's Churchyard,

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. He was chairman of Thomas Wragg and Sons, Ltd, glazed ware manufacturers. Sir Herbert Wragg Way in

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is named after him.

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* * 1880 births 1956 deaths Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1923–1924 UK MPs 1924–1929 UK MPs 1931–1935 UK MPs 1935–1945 {{England-Conservative-UK-MP-1880s-stub