Herbert Mercer
Herbert Mercer | |
|---|---|
| Born | 7 January 1862 Boxley, Kent, England |
| Died | 8 February 1944 (aged 82) Sussex, England |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | 3rd Dragoon Guards |
| Years of service | 1881-1908 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Battles/wars | Second Boer War |
Colonel Herbert Mercer (4 January 1862 – 8 February 1944) was a British Army officer and a Conservative politician and member of parliament in the 1920s.
Family
Mercer was born on 7 January 1862 in Boxley, Kent the son of Richard Mercer a banker, he was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge. He married Elizabeth Bower in 1906.
Military career
Mercer was commissioned in April 1881 as a second lieutenant in the Duke of Edinburgh's Own Edinburgh militia. In January 1884 he was appointed as a lieutenant in the 3rd Dragoon Guards.[1] Later as a major he served in the Boer War. During the First World War he commanded the 3rd Reserve Regiment.[2]
Parliamentary politics
Mercer was returned as the Member of Parliament for the Sudbury Division of Suffolk for the 1922 general election.[3] He lost the seat in the 1923 election to Liberal politician John Frederick Loverseed.[3]
References
- ^ "No. 25313". The London Gazette. 29 January 1884. p. 432.
- ^ "No. 28979". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 November 1914. p. 9498.
- ^ a b "The House of Commons Constituencies beginning with "S"". Archived from the original on 18 August 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2012.