Henry Buckingham (politician)

Sir Henry Cecil Buckingham CBE (2 May 1867 – 1 August 1931)[1] was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom.

For other people named Henry Buckingham, see Henry Buckingham (disambiguation).

Buckingham family vault in Highgate Cemetery (west side)

Biography

He was educated at Harrow School.[2] He was elected at the 1922 general election as Member of Parliament (MP) for the Guildford constituency in Surrey, and held the seat in three further general elections.

He was knighted in 1911,[3] and awarded a CBE in 1920 for his work as a member of the City of London Advisory Committee of the Ministry of National Service.[4]

He died in office in 1931 aged 64[5] and is buried in the Buckingham family vault in Highgate Cemetery (west side).

References
  1. "Historical list of MPs: G (part 2)". Archived from the original on 31 December 2010. Retrieved 13 January 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. "Buckingham, Sir Henry Cecil, (2 May 1867–1 Aug. 1931), Chairman of J. H. Buckingham & Co. Ltd; MP (U) Guildford Division of Surrey since 1922; JP." WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 1 Dec. 2007
  3. The knighthood was gazetted in the London Gazette Issue 28512 published on 11 July 1911, page 27 of 108. However, his first name was mis-splelt as "Harvey", and a correction was issued in the London Gazette Issue 28576 published on 30 January 1912, page 1 of 72
  4. London Gazette Issue 31840 published on 26 March 1920, page 6 of 114
  5. Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.


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