Harry Levy-Lawson, 1st Viscount Burnham
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Harry Lawson Webster Levy-Lawson, 1st Viscount Burnham, GCMG, CH, TD, JP, DL (18 December 1862 – 20 July 1933), was a British newspaper proprietor. He was originally a Liberal politician before joining the Liberal Unionist Party in the late 1890s. He sat in the House of Commons 1885–1892, 1893–1895, 1905–1906 and 1910–1916 until he inherited the Burnham barony on the death of his father.
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The Viscount Burnham | |
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Member of the House of Lords | |
Lord Temporal | |
In office 9 January 1916 – 20 July 1933 | |
Preceded by | The 1st Baron Burnham |
Succeeded by | The 3rd Baron Burnham |
Personal details | |
Born | Harry Lawson Webster Levy (1862-12-18)18 December 1862 St Pancras, London, England |
Died | 20 June 1933(1933-06-20) (aged 70) |
Resting place | Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England |
Political party | Liberal Party Liberal Unionist Party Conservative Party |
Spouse |
Olive de Bathe (m. 1884) |
Children | 1 |
Parents |
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Education | Eton College |
Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford |
Occupation | Newspaper owner |
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