Sir John Fowler Leece Brunner, 2nd Baronet (24 May 1865 – 16 January 1929) was a British

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politician.

Biography

Brunner was the eldest son

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: Brunner, Sir John Tomlinson of industrialist Sir John Tomlinson Brunner. On 8 September 1890 John got into difficulties whilst swimming in Lake Como, Italy. He was rescued by his younger brother, Sidney Herbert Brunner, who died in the process. Sidney's body was found on 10 September and buried beside the lake the next day.

Career

John was elected at the

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as Member of Parliament (MP) for

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, serving on the Liberal benches with his father, MP for

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. When his father retired from

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at the January 1910 election, he was elected to succeed him as MP for Northwich, and held the seat until his defeat at the 1918 general election. On his father's death in 1919, he succeeded to the baronetcy. He unsuccessfully contested the

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seat at the 1922 general election, and won it at the 1923 general election, but was defeated again at the 1924 general election. He stood again at the 1928 Cheltenham by-election, but came a poor second in the

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. He was President of Manchester College, Oxford (now named

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) from 1928-1929.

Marriage and family

He married Lucy Marianne Vaughan Morgan (1871–1941), daughter of

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(1837–1896), and granddaughter of Thomas Morgan of Pipton, near Glasbury,

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(1796–1847). Their daughter Joyce Morgan Brunner married

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, and their granddaughter Katharine married

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, thereby becoming Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Kent. Their son Felix succeeded as the 3rd baronet upon the death of Sir John, age 63.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brunner, John, 2nd Baronet 1865 births 1929 deaths Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom UK MPs 1906–1910 UK MPs 1910 UK MPs 1910–1918 UK MPs 1923–1924 British people of Swiss descent Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Leigh