Horne Baronets
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The Horne Baronetcy, of Shackleford in the County of Surrey, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 25 March 1929 for Edgar Horne
. He was Chairman of the Prudential Assurance Company
and also represented Guildford
in the House of Commons
as a Unionist
.
Sir Edgar Horne, 1st Baronet
Sir Edgar Horne, 1st Baronet was a British businessman and Unionist politician. A surveyor and a director of numerous companies, he was best known for his role as Chairman of the Prudential Assurance Company from 1928 to 1941.- Family :Horne was the son of Edgar Horne of Witley in Surrey and his...
. He was Chairman of the Prudential Assurance Company
Prudential plc
Prudential plc is a multinational financial services company headquartered in London, United Kingdom.Prudential's largest division is Prudential Corporation Asia, which has over 15 million customers across 13 Asian markets and is a top-three provider of life insurance in mainland China, Hong...
and also represented Guildford
Guildford (UK Parliament constituency)
Guildford is a county constituency in Surrey which returns one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first-past-the-post voting system....
in the House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
as a Unionist
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
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Horne Baronets, of Shackleford (1929)
- Sir (William) Edgar Horne, 1st BaronetSir Edgar Horne, 1st BaronetSir Edgar Horne, 1st Baronet was a British businessman and Unionist politician. A surveyor and a director of numerous companies, he was best known for his role as Chairman of the Prudential Assurance Company from 1928 to 1941.- Family :Horne was the son of Edgar Horne of Witley in Surrey and his...
(1856-1941) - Sir Alan Edgar Horne, 2nd Baronet (1889-1984)
- Sir (Alan) Gray Antony Horne, 3rd Baronet (b. 1948)