Tuesday, 23 January 2018
1802 Neil Primrose
Constituency : Wisbech 1910-17
Neil took over from Cecil Beck at Wisbech. He won by 200 votes despite the Conservatives' focus on his father's opposition to the People's Budget.
Neil was the second son of Lord Rosebery. He was educated at Eton and Oxford. He joined the army in 1909.
Neil was a member of the Anglo-American Peace Centenary Committee in 1913. He had a brief ministerial career as Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs in 1915. In December 1916 Lloyd George appointed him joint chief whip which Neil accepted very reluctantly. He resigned four months later in order to return to active service.
In 1915 Neil was promoted to captain and awarded the Military Cross the following year.
Neil excelled at polo and steeplechase riding.
He died of wounds received during the Middle Eastern campaign in 1917
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