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Anthony Richard Hurd, Baron Hurd (2 May 1901 – 12 February 1966) was a British politician and former Conservative Member of Parliament for Newbury.
The Lord Hurd | |
|---|---|
Hurd in 1964, by Walter Bird | |
| Member of Parliament for Newbury | |
| In office 5 July 1945 – 24 August 1964 | |
| Preceded by | Howard Clifton Brown |
| Succeeded by | John Astor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 May 1901 |
| Died | 12 February 1966 (aged 64) |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Stephanie Frances Corner |
| Children | 3, including Douglas Hurd |
| Parent(s) | Percy Hurd Hannah Cox |
| Relatives | Robert Hurd (brother) Nick Hurd (grandson) |
| Alma mater | Pembroke College, Cambridge |
Hurd was educated at Marlborough College and Pembroke College, Cambridge, where he was a contemporary of Rab Butler.[1] He was first elected to the Newbury constituency in the 1945 general election and won each successive election in Newbury until he was appointed to the House of Lords just before the 1964 general election. He was knighted for his political service in 1959.[2]
On 24 August 1964 he was created a Life Peer as Baron Hurd, of Newbury in the Royal County of Berks[3] which entitled him to a seat in the House of Lords. He died 18 months later at the age of 64.
His father, Sir Percy Hurd, was MP for Devizes, his brother was Robert Hurd (architect);[4] his son, Douglas now Lord Hurd of Westwell, was MP for Mid-Oxfordshire and former Foreign Secretary. His grandson, Nick Hurd was MP for Ruislip Northwood and Pinner from 2005 to 2019.
Hurd married on 26 September 1928 Stephanie Frances Corner daughter of Edred Moss Corner who was invested as a Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons (F.R.C.S.) and they had three children.
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