Constituency : Nottingham Central 1922-24
Reginald took Nottingham Central from the Tories in a straight fight by just 22 votes.
Reginald was educated privately and at Bedford Modern School. He went to Fiji where his father practised law and qualified as a barrister in New Zealand. He served in World War One winning the Military Cross and reaching the rank of captain then joined the staff of the League of Nations as a propagandist.
Reginald's maiden speech called for a change in foreign policy to work more through the League of Nations.
Reginald was re-elected in 1923. He voted with Labour on the Campbell case.
Reginald stood down in 1924. He tried for Aberdeen North in 1929 coming second in the absence of a Tory candidate. In a 1930 by-election, he stood for Nottingham Central again but came third. In 1931 he contested Aberdeen and Kincardine Central coming a good second to the Tory.
Reginald turned to writing plays and film scripts and relocated to Hollywood.
He died of pneumonia in 1935 aged 44. His son Humphrey was later a Tory MP.
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