Friday, 6 October 2017
1697 Harry Brodie
Constituency : Reigate 1906-10
Harry took Reigate from the Tories.
Harry was born in Canada although his father was from Sussex. He was educated at Winchester School. He was a partner in a firm of colonial merchants. He also had interests in brewing and insurance. He was a Major in the Middlesex Yeomanry. He was on the council of the London Chamber of Commerce.
In 1907, Harry expressed frustration that the soldier MPs in the House had not got together to discuss Haldane's Territorial and Reserve Forces Bill.
Harry was easily defeated in January 1910 and didn't stand again.
In World War One Harry served in Egypt and then France.
He died in 1956 aged 81,
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