Robert Ashton Lister
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Sir Robert Ashton Lister (born 4 February 1845; died 6 December 1929) was a British Liberal
Member of Parliament
representing Stroud
who was elected to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom on 14 December 1918.
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...
Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
representing Stroud
Stroud (UK Parliament constituency)
Stroud is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
who was elected to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom on 14 December 1918.