Sir Edward Walter Greene, 1st Baronet (14 March 1842 – 27 February 1920) was a British brewer and Conservative Party politician. He unsuccessfully contested a

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in the Stowmarket constituency in 1891, but was narrowly defeated by the

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candidate. He was

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in 1897. He did not stand for parliament again until the 1900 general election, when he was elected unopposed as Member of Parliament (MP) for

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. He stepped down at the

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and did not stand again. He was made a

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, of Nether Hall in the Parish of

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in the

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, on 21 June 1900. He was appointed Honorary Colonel of the 3rd (Reserve) Battalion, Suffolk Regiment, on 7 June 1908.''Army List'', various dates. After his death Nether Hall was sold by his son

Sir Raymond Greene, 2nd Baronet Sir Walter Raymond Greene, 2nd Baronet, Distinguished Service Order, DSO (4 August 1869 – 24 August 1947) was a British Conservative Party (UK), Conservative politician. He was the second son of Sir Edward Greene, 1st Baronet, Edward Greene (l ...

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* 1842 births 1920 deaths Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies High sheriffs of Suffolk Suffolk Militia officers People from the Borough of St Edmundsbury UK MPs 1900–1906 {{England-Conservative-UK-MP-1840s-stub