Sir Edmund Turton, 1st Baronet

Sir Edmund Russborough Turton, 1st Baronet, JP, DL (1 November 1857 – 8 May 1929^[1]) was a British Conservative Party politician.

He was an unsuccessful candidate in the Richmond division of the North Riding of Yorkshire at the 1892 and 1895 elections.^[2] He finally entered the House of Commons twenty years later, in 1915, when he was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Thirsk & Malton division. His predecessor had inherited a peerage, and Turton was returned unopposed at the resulting by-election.^[2]

He was appointed Chairman of the North Riding Quarter Sessions in 1898, a position that he held until at least 1926. He was a Member of the Speaker's Conference on Electoral Reform 1916–17; the Royal Commission on London Government, 1921–23; and of the Royal Commission on Local Government, 1923–25.^[3]

He held the seat until his death at the age of 71, three weeks before the 1929 general election,^[4] when a relative, Robin Turton, was elected to succeed him.

In 1926 Turton had been created a baronet, of Upsall in the County of York, a title which became extinct on his death.^[1]^[3]

References[]

^ ^a ^b "Baronetcies beginning with "T" (part 2)". Leigh Rayment's Baronetage pages. Archived from the original on 1 May 2008. Retrieved 2 May 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ ^a ^b Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. pp. 428, 429. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
^ ^a ^b "No. 33119". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 December 1925. p. 2. 1926 New Years Honours List
^ Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 510. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.

External links[]

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir Edmund Turton

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Viscount Helmsley	Member of Parliament for Thirsk & Malton 1915 – 1929	Succeeded by Robin Turton
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
New creation	Baronet (of Upsall) 1926 – 1929	Extinct

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[rayment-bt-1] "Baronetcies beginning with "T" (part 2)". Leigh Rayment's Baronetage pages. Archived from the original on 1 May 2008. Retrieved 2 May 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[craig1885-1918-2] Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. pp. 428, 429. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.

[LG33119-3] "No. 33119". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 December 1925. p. 2. 1926 New Years Honours List

[craig1918-1949-4] Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 510. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.

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