Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Bury St Edmunds MP)

Geoffrey Benedict Clifton-Brown (25 July 1899 – 17 November 1983)^[1] was a Conservative Party politician in England.

His father, one-time High Sheriff of Buckinghamshire Edward Clifton-Brown,^[2] was a son of James Clifton Brown MP.^[3] He was schooled at Eton College, and during World War II, he fought with the 12th Lancers, attaining the rank of lieutenant-colonel.^[4]

He was elected at the 1945 general election as Member of Parliament (MP) for Bury St Edmunds,^[5] and held the seat until the 1950 general election, when he did not seek re-election and was succeeded by Conservative William Aitken.

He had three children, and his grandson, also Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, followed him into the House of Commons.^[6]

References

1. "House of Commons constuencies beginning with B (part 6)". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. Archived from the original on 6 November 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
2. Burke's Peerage 2003, page 538
3. Burke's Peerage 1999, page 67
4. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 107th edition, vol. 1, ed. Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage Ltd, 2003, p. 538
5. Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
6. "Keeping it in the Family - House Of Commons Of The United Kingdom - Government Of The United Kingdom". Scribd.

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Edgar Mayne Keatinge	Member of Parliament for Bury St Edmunds 1945 – 1950	Succeeded by William Aitken