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Sir John James Withers CBE MP (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]^[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 was carried out on the 13th of February 1926 in which Withers was unopposed. He was knighted in the 1929 Dissolution Honours.

He later died in office during a Conservative majority, and was replaced by Archibald Vivian Hill. Withers was a pupil at Eton college, and then went on to read law at Kings College at the University of Cambridge.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "WITHERS, Sir John James". Who Was Who. A & C Black. 1920–2008. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 1)
^ "No. 30460". The London Gazette (Supplement). 7 January 1918.
^ http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/rd/d974962c-c739-4f5c-a4f2-832d84f43ef4

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by John James Withers

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Sir George Geoffrey Gilbert Butler John Frederick Peel Rawlinson	Member of Parliament for Cambridge University 1926 – 1939 With: Sir George Geoffrey Gilbert Butler 1926–1929 Godfrey Wilson 1929–1935 Sir Kenneth Pickthorn 1935–1939	Succeeded by Sir Kenneth Pickthorn Archibald Hill

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[whoswho-1] "WITHERS, Sir John James". Who Was Who. A & C Black. 1920–2008. Retrieved 19 February 2011.

[2] Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 1)

[3] "No. 30460". The London Gazette (Supplement). 7 January 1918.

[4] ttp://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/rd/d974962c-c739-4f5c-a4f2-832d84f43ef4

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-'''Sir John James Withers''' (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"/><ref>{{Rayment-hc|C|1|date=March 2012}}</ref> A by-election was carried out on the 13th of February 1926 in which Withers was unopposed. He later died in office during a Conservative majority, and was replaced by [[Archibald Vivian Hill]]. Withers was a pupil at Eton college, and then went on to read law at Kings College at the [[University of Cambridge]].<ref>http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/rd/d974962c-c739-4f5c-a4f2-832d84f43ef4</ref>
+'''Sir John James Withers''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|CBE|MP}} (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"/><ref>{{Rayment-hc|C|1|date=March 2012}}</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 |startpage=372 |supp=y}}</ref>
+A by-election was carried out on the 13th of February 1926 in which Withers was unopposed. He was knighted in the [[1929 Dissolution Honours]].
+He later died in office during a Conservative majority, and was replaced by [[Archibald Vivian Hill]]. Withers was a pupil at Eton college, and then went on to read law at Kings College at the [[University of Cambridge]].<ref>http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/rd/d974962c-c739-4f5c-a4f2-832d84f43ef4</ref>
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