John Nation

John James Henry Nation
John James Henry Nation
	John Nation inspecting Home Guard troops in 1940
Born	12 May 1874
Died	11 May 1946 (aged 71)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	British Army
Rank	Brigadier-General
Battles / wars	First World War, Second World War
Awards	CVO, DSO

Brigadier-General John James Henry Nation, CVO, DSO (5 December 1874 – 5 November 1946)^[1] was a British Army officer who became a Conservative Party politician.

Career

Nation served in the First World War and at the headquarter of Marshal Foch 1918–19. From 1927 till 1931 he was Military attaché Rome.^[2] He was elected at the 1931 general election as Member of Parliament (MP) for Hull East, defeating the sitting Labour MP George Muff. At the 1935 general election, Nation lost the seat to Muff, and never stood for election to the House of Commons again.^[3]

General Nation worked as a war correspondent with the BEF. In 1940 he became Zone Commander of the Home Guard (United Kingdom) until 1942.^[2]

He was married to Olive Elizabeth, widow of Capt Walter Rubens.^[2]

^ "House of Commons constituencies beginning with "h" (part 4)". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. Retrieved 2009-05-13.
^ ^a ^b ^c Sarah E Parker:"Grace & Favour A handbook of who lived where in Hampton Court Palace 1750 to 1950" 2005, Historic Royal Palaces, ISBN 1 873993 50 1
^ Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 156. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by George Muff	Member of Parliament for Hull East 1931 – 1935	Succeeded by George Muff

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