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'''Sir John James Withers''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|CBE}} (21 December 1863 – 29 December 1939) was a British politician.<ref name="whoswho">{{cite web |url=http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whowaswho/U219382 |title=WITHERS, Sir John James |work=Who Was Who |publisher=A & C Black |date=1920–2008 |accessdate=19 February 2011}}</ref> He was [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] [[Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Cambridge University (UK Parliament constituency)|Cambridge University]] from 1926 to 1939.<ref name="whoswho"/> |
'''Sir John James Withers''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|CBE}} (21 December 1863 – 29 December 1939) was a British politician.<ref name="whoswho">{{cite web |url=http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whowaswho/U219382 |title=WITHERS, Sir John James |work=Who Was Who |publisher=A & C Black |date=1920–2008 |accessdate=19 February 2011}}</ref> He was [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Cambridge University (UK Parliament constituency)|Cambridge University]] from 1926 to 1939.<ref name="whoswho"/> |
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Withers was a pupil at [[Eton College]], and read law at [[King's College, Cambridge]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/rd/d974962c-c739-4f5c-a4f2-832d84f43ef4 |title=c. 310 letters from Sir John James Withers to Oscar Browning | The National Archives |publisher=Discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk |date= |accessdate=2021-10-29}}</ref> He was appointed a Commander of the [[Order of the British Empire]] in the [[1918 New Year Honours]] for his efforts during the First World War.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=30460 |date=7 January 1918 |page=372 |supp=y}}</ref> |
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A by-election for one of the Cambridge University seats was held on 13 February 1926, when Withers was returned unopposed. He was [[Knight Bachelor|knighted]] in the [[1929 Dissolution Honours]] for political and public service.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue= 33512 |date=29 June 1929 |page=4354 |supp=y}}</ref> |
A by-election for one of the Cambridge University seats was held on 13 February 1926, when Withers was returned unopposed. He was [[Knight Bachelor|knighted]] in the [[1929 Dissolution Honours]] for political and public service.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue= 33512 |date=29 June 1929 |page=4354 |supp=y}}</ref> |
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| years = [[1926 Cambridge University by-election|1926]] – [[1940 Cambridge University by-election|1939]] |
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Latest revision as of 20:32, 22 November 2022
Sir John James Withers CBE (21 December 1863 – 29 December 1939) was a British politician.[1] He was Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Cambridge University from 1926 to 1939.[1]
Withers was a pupil at Eton College, and read law at King's College, Cambridge.[2] He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1918 New Year Honours for his efforts during the First World War.[3]
A by-election for one of the Cambridge University seats was held on 13 February 1926, when Withers was returned unopposed. He was knighted in the 1929 Dissolution Honours for political and public service.[4]
He died in office, and was succeeded by Archibald Vivian Hill.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "WITHERS, Sir John James". Who Was Who. A & C Black. 1920–2008. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
- ^ "c. 310 letters from Sir John James Withers to Oscar Browning | The National Archives". Discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- ^ "No. 30460". The London Gazette (Supplement). 7 January 1918. p. 372.
- ^ "No. 33512". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 June 1929. p. 4354.
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- 1863 births
- 1939 deaths
- People educated at Eton College
- Alumni of King's College, Cambridge
- Presidents of the Alpine Club (UK)
- Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
- UK MPs 1924–1929
- UK MPs 1929–1931
- UK MPs 1931–1935
- UK MPs 1935–1945
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for the University of Cambridge
- Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
- Knights Bachelor