Thursday, 11 January 2018
1791 John Lyttleton
Constituency : Droitwich 1910-12 ( Liberal Unionist ), 1912-16 ( Conservative )
John unseated Cecil Harmsworth at Droitwich by 105 votes.
John was the son and heir of Viscount Cobham. He was educated at Eton. He was a fine cricketer who played for Worcestershire. John joined the army and served in the Boer War. From 1905 to 1908 he was aide-de-camp to the High Commissioner in South Africa.
John held on by 72 votes in December 1910.
In World War One John served at Gallipoli and during the Middle East campaign, reaching the rank of lieutenant colonel.
John resigned his seat in 1916
John succeeded his father in 1922. He became under-secretary of state for war in Chamberlain's government between 1939 and 1940.
He died in 1949 aged 67.
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