John Burman

Sir John Bedford Burman, JP (6 October 1867 – 4 March 1941) was Conservative MP for Birmingham Duddeston.

A sometime journalist, he was elected in 1923, re-elected in 1924, but lost the seat to Labour in 1929. He was then Lord Mayor of Birmingham from 1931 to 1932. He received a knighthood in the Birthday Honours for 1936.[1]

His son, John Charles Burman, was Lord Mayor of Birmingham from 1947 to 1949.

References

Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs^[Usurped!]
Craig, F.W.S. British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1945
Whitaker's Almanack, 1924 to 1931 editions

John Burman, FRHistS, The Burman Chronicle: The Story of a Warwickshire Family (Birmingham: Cornish Brothers Limited, 1940), p. 87.

References

Portraits of Sir John Bedford Burman at the National Portrait Gallery, London

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