Anthony Hurd, Baron Hurd

Anthony Richard Hurd, Baron Hurd (2 May 1901 – 12 February 1966) was a British politician and former Conservative Member of Parliament for Newbury.

The Right Honourable

The Lord Hurd
Member of Parliament
for Newbury
In office
5 July 1945 – 15 October 1964
Preceded byHoward Clifton Brown
Succeeded byJohn Astor
Personal details
Born(1901-05-02)2 May 1901
Died12 February 1966(1966-02-12) (aged 64)
Political partyConservative
Spouse(s)Stephanie Frances Corner
RelationsRobert Hurd (brother)
Nick Hurd (grandson)
Children3, including Douglas Hurd
ParentsPercy Hurd
Hannah Cox
Alma materPembroke College, Cambridge

Parliamentary career

Hurd was first elected to the Newbury constituency in the 1945 general election and won each successive election in Newbury until standing down before the 1964 general election. He was knighted for his political service in 1959.[1]

Life peerage

On 24 August 1964 he was created a Life Peer as Baron Hurd, of Newbury in the Royal County of Berkshire[2] which entitled him to a seat in the House of Lords. He died just two years later at the age of 64.

Family

His father, Sir Percy Hurd, was MP for Devizes, his brother was Robert Hurd (architect);[3] 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.

Personal life

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.

  • Douglas Richard Hurd, Baron Hurd of Westwell CH CBE PC (1930-)

British Conservative politician who served in the governments of Margaret Thatcher and John Major from 1979 to 1995.

  • John Julian Hurd (1932-1951)
  • Honourable Stephen Anthony Hurd (1933-2019)
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References
  1. "No. 41637". The London Gazette. 17 February 1959. p. 1163.
  2. "No. 43419". The London Gazette. 25 August 1964. p. 7261.
  3. www.burkespeerage.com
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Howard Clifton Brown		 Member of Parliament for Newbury
1945 – 1964		 Succeeded by
John Astor


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