Sir Harry Ripley Mackeson, 1st Baronet (25 May 1905 – 25 January 1964) was a British soldier and

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politician.

Early life

Mackeson was the son of Henry Mackeson and Ella Cecil Ripley. He served in the

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regiment of the

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and achieved the rank of

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Political career

In 1945 he was elected to the

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for

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, a seat he held until 1950 when the constituency was abolished, and then represented Folkestone and Hythe until 1959. Mackeson served under

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as a

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from 1951 to 1952 and as

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from 1952 to 1953. In 1954 he was created a Baronet, of Hythe in the County of Kent.

Personal life

Mackeson married Alethea Cecil Chetwynd-Talbot, daughter of Reginald George Chetwynd-Talbot, in 1940. He died in January 1964, aged 58, and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son Rupert.

Notes

References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mackeson, Sir Harry, 1st Baronet 1905 births 1964 deaths British Army personnel of World War II Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies 1 Ministers in the third Churchill government, 1951–1955 Royal Scots Greys officers UK MPs 1945–1950 UK MPs 1950–1951 UK MPs 1951–1955 UK MPs 1955–1959