Innes Harold Stranger
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Innes Harold Stranger was a British
Barrister
and Liberal
politician who was briefly Member of Parliament
for the Newbury
constituency.
Stranger was educated privately and read for the Bar
, being called by the Middle Temple
in 1909. In the 1922 general election
he unsuccessfully fought the Newbury seat for the Liberal Party; he was elected to the seat in the general election of 1923
with a majority of just 41 votes.
In Parliament Stranger allied with the left-wing of the Liberal Party. With 12 other Liberal MPs, he refused to join the majority of the party in voting for a motion which the Labour
government had declared a motion of no confidence
in October 1924, and backed the government instead. However this rebellion was not sufficient to save it, and in the ensuing general election
, he lost the seat back to the Conservative
opponent whom he had beaten in 1923, Howard Clifton Brown
.
Stranger made no attempt to return to Parliament but concentrated on his career in law. While on an overseas trip in 1930 he was flying from Johannesburg
to Victoria Falls
when the aircraft developed difficulties and had to land in a jungle clearing. Stranger became a King's Counsel
in February 1933 and in January 1936 he was appointed Recorder of Sunderland, a part-time Judgeship. He died of a sudden heart attack while at work that July. His daughter Yvonne was also a Barrister (called 1933).
United Kingdom
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Barrister
Barrister
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and Liberal
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
politician who was briefly Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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for the Newbury
Newbury (UK Parliament constituency)
Newbury is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It returns one Member of Parliament , elected by the first-past-the-post voting system....
constituency.
Stranger was educated privately and read for the Bar
Bar (law)
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, being called by the Middle Temple
Middle Temple
The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple, commonly known as Middle Temple, is one of the four Inns of Court exclusively entitled to call their members to the English Bar as barristers; the others being the Inner Temple, Gray's Inn and Lincoln's Inn...
in 1909. In the 1922 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1922
The United Kingdom general election of 1922 was held on 15 November 1922. It was the first election held after most of the Irish counties left the United Kingdom to form the Irish Free State, and was won by Andrew Bonar Law's Conservatives, who gained an overall majority over Labour, led by John...
he unsuccessfully fought the Newbury seat for the Liberal Party; he was elected to the seat in the general election of 1923
United Kingdom general election, 1923
-Seats summary:-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987*-External links:***...
with a majority of just 41 votes.
In Parliament Stranger allied with the left-wing of the Liberal Party. With 12 other Liberal MPs, he refused to join the majority of the party in voting for a motion which the Labour
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
government had declared a motion of no confidence
Motion of no confidence
A motion of no confidence is a parliamentary motion whose passing would demonstrate to the head of state that the elected parliament no longer has confidence in the appointed government.-Overview:Typically, when a parliament passes a vote of no...
in October 1924, and backed the government instead. However this rebellion was not sufficient to save it, and in the ensuing general election
United Kingdom general election, 1924
- Seats summary :- References :* F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987* - External links :* * *...
, he lost the seat back to the Conservative
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...
opponent whom he had beaten in 1923, Howard Clifton Brown
Howard Clifton Brown
Howard Clifton Brown was a British Conservative Party politician who served as the Member of Parliament for Newbury....
.
Stranger made no attempt to return to Parliament but concentrated on his career in law. While on an overseas trip in 1930 he was flying from Johannesburg
Johannesburg
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to Victoria Falls
Victoria Falls
The Victoria Falls or Mosi-oa-Tunya is a waterfall located in southern Africa on the Zambezi River between the countries of Zambia and Zimbabwe.-Introduction:...
when the aircraft developed difficulties and had to land in a jungle clearing. Stranger became a King's Counsel
Queen's Counsel
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in February 1933 and in January 1936 he was appointed Recorder of Sunderland, a part-time Judgeship. He died of a sudden heart attack while at work that July. His daughter Yvonne was also a Barrister (called 1933).