Noel Ker Lindsay
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Noel Ker Lindsay was a British
barrister and Conservative Party
politician.
Ker Lindsay attended Brasenose College, Oxford
and became a member of the Bar (Gray's Inn
). He served as an Army officer during the Second World War.
He was elected as the Member of Parliament
(MP) for Bristol South in the Conservative landslide at the 1931 general election
. He served until 1935 general election
when the seat was taken by Labour
. Since then, Bristol South has not elected a Conservative MP.
On 20 November 1934 he proposed the Queen's Speech in the House of Commons.
Ker Lindsay was made bankrupt in 1952, but was discharged from his bankruptcy on 11 September 1966. His name last appeared in the 1965 edition of Who's Who
, but has not been included in any subsequent editions or in any edition of Who Was Who. His entry in "Who's Who of British MPs" by Stenton and Lees does not include the customary asterix against all living former MPs, all of which implies that he died in around 1966.
United Kingdom
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barrister and Conservative Party
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...
politician.
Ker Lindsay attended Brasenose College, Oxford
Brasenose College, Oxford
Brasenose College, originally Brazen Nose College , is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. As of 2006, it has an estimated financial endowment of £98m...
and became a member of the Bar (Gray's Inn
Gray's Inn
The Honourable Society of Gray's Inn, commonly known as Gray's Inn, is one of the four Inns of Court in London. To be called to the Bar and practise as a barrister in England and Wales, an individual must belong to one of these Inns...
). He served as an Army officer during the Second World War.
He was elected as the Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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(MP) for Bristol South in the Conservative landslide at the 1931 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1931
The United Kingdom general election on Tuesday 27 October 1931 was the last in the United Kingdom not held on a Thursday. It was also the last election, and the only one under universal suffrage, where one party received an absolute majority of the votes cast.The 1931 general election was the...
. He served until 1935 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1935
The United Kingdom general election held on 14 November 1935 resulted in a large, though reduced, majority for the National Government now led by Conservative Stanley Baldwin. The greatest number of MPs, as before, were Conservative, while the National Liberal vote held steady...
when the seat was taken by 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...
. Since then, Bristol South has not elected a Conservative MP.
On 20 November 1934 he proposed the Queen's Speech in the House of Commons.
Ker Lindsay was made bankrupt in 1952, but was discharged from his bankruptcy on 11 September 1966. His name last appeared in the 1965 edition of Who's Who
Who's Who (UK)
Who's Who is an annual British publication of biographies which vary in length of about 30,000 living notable Britons.-History:...
, but has not been included in any subsequent editions or in any edition of Who Was Who. His entry in "Who's Who of British MPs" by Stenton and Lees does not include the customary asterix against all living former MPs, all of which implies that he died in around 1966.