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Clifford Edgar

Clifford Blackburn Edgar
MP for Richmond (Surrey)
In office
1918–1922
Personal details
Born1857
Died20 March 1931 (aged 73–74)
Political partyConservative

Clifford Blackburn Edgar (1857 – 20 March 1931) was a Coalition Conservative MP for Richmond in Surrey. He won the seat in 1918,[1] but lost it to an Independent Unionist in 1922.[2]

Biography

Educated at the University of Manchester (BSc) and the University of London (MusB), Edgar was involved with West African development for half a century, being a director of the Bank of British West Africa. He was a member of Surrey County Council and also Mayor of the Municipal Borough of Richmond (Surrey).

A photographic portrait of him was taken by Walter Stoneman in 1921; that portrait is now in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery, London.[3]

References

  1. ^ "1918 - 1918 General Election - Richmond (Surrey)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  2. ^ "1922 - 1922 General Election - Richmond (Surrey)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Clifford Blackburn Edgar". National Portrait Gallery, London. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Constituency created
Member of Parliament for Richmond (Surrey)
19181922
Succeeded by

Sources

  • Whitaker's Almanack, 1919 to 1922 editions
  • British Parliamentary Election Results 1918–1949, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (The Macmillan Press 1977)


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