Anthony Hurd, Baron Hurd
Anthony Richard Hurd, Baron Hurd Kt (2 May 1901 - 12 February 1966) was a British politician and former Conservative Member of Parliament for Newbury.
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Parliamentary career
Hurd was first elected to the Newbury constituency in the 1945 general election and won each successive election in Newbury until standing down before the 1964 general election. He was knighted for his political service in 1959.[1]
Life peerage
On 24 August 1964 he was created a Life Peer as Baron Hurd, of Newbury in the Royal County of Berkshire[2] which entitled him to a seat in the House of Lords. He died just two years later at the age of 64.
Family
His father, Sir Percy Hurd, was MP for Devizes, his brother was Robert Hurd (architect);[3] his son, Douglas now Lord Hurd of Westwell, was MP for Mid-Oxfordshire and former Foreign Secretary. His grandson, The Hon Nick Hurd is MP for Ruislip Northwood and Pinner.
Personal life
Hurd married on 26 September 1928 Stephanie Frances Corner daughter of Edred Moss Corner who was invested as a Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons (F.R.C.S.) and they had three children.
- Douglas Richard Hurd, Baron Hurd of Westwell CH CBE PC (1930-)
British Conservative politician who served in the governments of Margaret Thatcher and John Major from 1979 to 1995.
- John Julian Hurd (1932-1951)
- Honourable Stephen Anthony Hurd (1933-)
Styles of address
- 1901-1945: Mr Anthony Hurd
- 1945-1959: Mr Anthony Hurd MP
- 1959-1964: Sir Anthony Hurd MP[1]
- 1959-1966: Sir Anthony Hurd
- 1964-1966: The Right Honourable The Lord Hurd Kt[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The London Gazette: no. 41637. p. 1163. 17 February 1959.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The London Gazette: no. 43419. p. 7261. 25 August 1964.
- ↑ www.burkespeerage.com
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Newbury 1945 – 1964 |
Succeeded by John Astor |
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