Constituency : Basingstoke 1923-4, Nuneaton 1939-42 ( Labour )
Reginald took Basingstoke from the Tories at the second attempt, helped by Labour's withdrawal.
Reginald was from Sussex. He served in World War One as a Royal Navy officer reaching the rank of Lieutenant-Commander.
Reginald was defeated by more than the labour vote in 1924.
In 1929 Reginald switched to Labour . He was elected for Nuneaton in 1935. In 1942 he was created Baron Winster. In 1945 Attlee appointed him Minister of Civil Aviation. He held the post for a year until appointed Governor of Cyprus. he served there until 1949.
He died in 1961 aged 76.
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