Ian Orr-Ewing (Weston-super-Mare MP)
Sir Ian Leslie Orr-Ewing (4 June 1893 – 27 April 1958) was a British Conservative Party politician.
Orr-Ewing was born in Ayr, Scotland, the son of Charles Orr-Ewing, Member of Parliament (MP) for Ayr Burghs. He contested Gateshead in 1929. He was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Weston-super-Mare in the 1934 by-election after the resignation of Lord Erskine. He served as an MP until his death in April 1958, aged 64.
Orr-Ewing was knighted in the 1953 New Year Honours.
References
- Times Guide to the House of Commons, Times Newspapers Limited, 1935
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages
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