- Henry Strauss, 1st Baron Conesford
Henry George Strauss (
24 June 1892 –28 August 1974 ) was a very notable Britishlawyer and a conservative member of Parliament representing at various times Norwich, the Combined English Universities and Norwich South. He wasParliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade from 1950 to 1955. In 1955 he was created Baron Conesford, which title became extinct upon his death.Strauss was well known for his speeches in which he complained about the improper usages of the
English language , especially in theUnited States as can be seen in this Time Magazine [http://time-proxy.yaga.com/time/archive/printout/0,23657,809137,00.html article] from 1957.Sources
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