Lancelot Joynson-Hicks, 3rd Viscount Brentford
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The Viscount Brentford | |
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| Member of Parliament for Chichester | |
| In office 25 May 1942 – 27 June 1958 | |
| Preceded by | John Courtauld |
| Succeeded by | Walter Loveys |
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| Born | Lancelot William Joynson-Hicks 10 April 1902 |
| Died | 25 February 1983 (aged 80) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Alma mater | Sandroyd School Winchester College Trinity College, Oxford |
| Profession | Politician; Soldier |
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| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch/service | Royal Naval Reserve |
| Rank | Lieutenant-commander |
| Battles/wars | Second World War |
Lancelot William Joynson-Hicks, 3rd Viscount Brentford (10 April 1902 – 25 February 1983), known as Sir Lancelot William Joynson-Hicks, Bt from 1956 to 1958, was a British Conservative politician.
Background and education[]
Joynson-Hicks was the second son of former Home Secretary William Joynson-Hicks, 1st Viscount Brentford and Grace Lynn Joynson. He was educated at Sandroyd School then Winchester College and Trinity College, Oxford.
Political career[]
Joynson-Hicks later became a solicitor and a farmer. He served in the Second World War as a lieutenant-commander in the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve. He sat as Member of Parliament (MP) for Chichester from 1942 to 1958[1] and served under Winston Churchill as from 1951 to 1955. In 1956 he was created a Baronet, of Newick in the County of Sussex. On the death of his older brother, , in 1958, he succeeded as Viscount Brentford. As a peer he was disqualified from sitting in the House of Commons, and a by-election was triggered.
Lord Brentford was also Chairman of the Automobile Association and served as a member of the House of Laity in the National Assembly of the Church of England.
Family[]
Lord Brentford married Phyllis Allfey (d. 1979), daughter of Herbert Cyril Allfey, in 1931. They had one son. He died in 1983, aged 80, and was succeeded in his titles by his only child .
Arms[]
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References[]
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 4)
- ^ Burke's Peerage. 1939.
External links[]
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Viscount Brentford
- 1902 births
- 1983 deaths
- Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
- Viscounts in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
- People educated at Sandroyd School
- People educated at Winchester College
- Alumni of Trinity College, Oxford
- Royal Navy officers
- UK MPs 1935–1945
- UK MPs 1945–1950
- UK MPs 1950–1951
- UK MPs 1951–1955
- UK MPs 1955–1959
- UK MPs who inherited peerages
- Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve personnel of World War II
- Conservative Party (UK) hereditary peers
- Ministers in the third Churchill government, 1951–1955
- Ministers in the Eden government, 1955–1957