Charles Murchison

Sir Charles Kenneth Murchison (22 September 1872 – 17 December 1952)^[1] was a British Conservative Party politician.

He was elected at the 1918 general election as Member of Parliament (MP) for Hull East. Standing as a Coalition Conservative, he won the seat with a large majority over the sitting Liberal MP Thomas Ferens.^[2]

Murchison did not defend his Hull seat at the 1922 general election, and stood instead in Huntingdonshire.^[2] He won the seat, but held it for only a year;^[1] at the 1923 general election he was defeated by the Liberal Leonard Costello. Murchison regained the seat from Costello at the general election in October 1924, and was knighted on 18 February 1927.^[3] After a further defeat at the 1929 general election, he did not stand for election to the House of Commons again.^[2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "House of Commons constituencies beginning with "h" (part 4)". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Hcommons4.htm. Retrieved 2009-05-13. 
2. ^ ^{a b c} Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 156, 377. ISBN 0-900178-06-X. 
3. ^ London Gazette: no. 33249. pp. 1110–1111. 18 February 1927. Retrieved 2009-05-13.

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir Charles Murchison
• Portraits of Sir Charles Murchison at the National Portrait Gallery, London

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Thomas Ferens	Member of Parliament for Hull East 1918 – 1922	Succeeded by Roger Lumley
Preceded by Oliver Locker-Lampson	Member of Parliament for Huntingdonshire 1922 – 1923	Succeeded by Leonard Costello
Preceded by Leonard Costello	Member of Parliament for Huntingdonshire 1924 – 1929	Succeeded by Sidney Peters

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Name	Murchison, Charles
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Date of birth	22 September 1872
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Date of death	17 December 1952
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