Sir
Harry Newton
Member of Parliament
for Harwich
In office
10 February 1910  26 October 1922
Preceded byArthur Lever
Succeeded byAlbert Hillary
Personal details
Born(1875-04-02)2 April 1875
Died22 June 1951(1951-06-22) (aged 76)
Political partyConservative

Sir Harry Kottingham Newton, 2nd Baronet (2 April 1875 – 22 June 1951) was a British Conservative politician. He was elected member of parliament (MP) for Harwich in 1910, a seat he held until 1922.

Newton was educated at Rugby School and New College, Oxford. He served in the Second Boer War with a City volunteer regiment when his father was Lord Mayor. He was a Lieutenant of the City of London and a director of Harrods.

He died in June 1951, aged 76.

References

  • "Sir Harry Newton". The Times. 26 June 1951. p. 6.
  • Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,
  • Leigh Rayment's list of baronets
  • Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs


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