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Sir Reginald Blaker, 2nd Baronet TD (27 April 1900 – 3 January 1975) was a British Conservative politician.

Biography

Blaker was the son of Sir John Blaker, 1st Baronet, Mayor of Brighton, and his wife Eliza (née Cowell). He was educated at Charterhouse and was later called to the Bar, Inner Temple. He succeeded his father in 1926, becoming the 2nd Baronet. In 1931, he was elected to the House of Commons as member of parliament (MP) for Spelthorne, a seat he retained until 1945.^[1]

He served in the Special Reserve with the Coldstream Guards^[1] and was commissioned into the 57th (Home Counties) Field Brigade, Royal Artillery (TA) in 1923.^[2] He fought in the Second World War as a Major in the Royal Artillery and was awarded the Territorial Decoration in 1942.^[1]

Blaker married Sheila Kellas Cran, daughter of Dr. Alexander Cran, in 1930, and they had a daughter, Anne (b. 29 February 1932), and a son, John (b. 22 March 1935).^[1] He died in January 1975, aged 74, and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son John.

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Burke's.
^ Army List.

References

Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 100th Edn, London, 1953.

External links

Leigh Rayment's list of baronets
Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Reginald Blaker

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Sir Philip Pilditch	Member of Parliament for Spelthorne 1931 – 1945	Succeeded by George Pargiter
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by John George Blaker	Baronet (of Brighton) 1926–1975	Succeeded by John Blaker

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-'''Sir Reginald Blaker, 2nd Baronet''' [[Territorial Decoration|TD]] ([[27 April]] [[1900]]-[[3 January]] [[1975]]), was a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] politician.
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+'''Sir Reginald Blaker, 2nd Baronet''' [[Territorial Decoration|TD]] (27 April 1900 – 3 January 1975) was a British [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] politician.
+== Biography ==
-Blaker was the son of Sir John Blaker, 1st Baronet, Mayor of [[Brighton]], and his wife Eliza (née Cowell). He was educated at [[Charterhouse School|Charterhouse]], and was later [[called to the Bar]], [[Inner Temple]]. In 1931 he was elected to the [[British House of Commons|House of Commons]] for [[Spelthorne (UK Parliament constituency)|Spelthorne]], a seat he retained until 1945. He also fought in the [[Second World War]] as a Major in the [[Royal Artillery]] (TA), and was awarded the [[Territorial Decoration]] in 1942.
+Blaker was the son of Sir John Blaker, 1st Baronet, Mayor of [[Brighton]], and his wife Eliza (née Cowell). He was educated at [[Charterhouse School|Charterhouse]] and was later [[called to the Bar]], [[Inner Temple]]. He succeeded his father in 1926, becoming the 2nd Baronet. In 1931, he was elected to the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] as [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|member of parliament]] (MP) for [[Spelthorne (UK Parliament constituency)|Spelthorne]], a seat he retained until 1945.<ref name = Burke>''Burke's''.</ref>
+He served in the [[Militia#The Special Reserve|Special Reserve]] with the [[Coldstream Guards]]<ref name = Burke/> and was commissioned into the [[1st Sussex Artillery Volunteers|57th (Home Counties) Field Brigade, Royal Artillery]] (TA) in 1923.<ref>''Army List''.</ref> He fought in the [[Second World War]] as a Major in the [[Royal Artillery]] and was awarded the [[Territorial Decoration]] in 1942.<ref name = Burke/>
-Blaker married Sheila Kellas, daughter of Alexander Cran, in 1930. He died in January 1975, aged 74, and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son John.
+Blaker married Sheila Kellas Cran, daughter of Dr. Alexander Cran, in 1930, and they had a daughter, Anne (b. 29 February 1932), and a son, John (b. 22 March 1935).<ref name = Burke/> He died in January 1975, aged 74, and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son John.
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