1950 GENERAL ELECTION : Northampton Constituency – Biography of Agnew

CANDIDATE BIOGRAPHIES FROM 1950 TIMES GUIDE TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS

The General Election was held on 23 February 1950.

CONSTITUENCY NAME : Northampton

CANDIDATE : Agnew

PARTY : C

ELECTORAL STATUS: Not Elected

BIOGRAPHY :

Lt.-Col. R. L. Agnew made the Army his career, and from Rugby went to Sandhurst. He was commissioned in the 15th Hussars in 1919 and served with them until 1936. In the second world war he became second in command of his old regiment, subsequently commanded The East Riding (Yorks) Yeomanry and then transferred to the command of the 146th Regiment, Royal Armoured Corps, serving throughout the Burma campaign. His grandfather and uncle, both Liberals, sat in the?House of Commons.

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