Maurice Hely-Hutchinson
Maurice Robert Hely-Hutchinson MC MP (22 May 1887 – 11 February 1961)[1] was a Conservative Party politician in England.
He was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Hastings in East Sussex at a by-election in 1937. He held the seat until the 1945 general election, when he stood down from Parliament. During The Great Depression Hely-Hutchinson caused some controversy when he remarked that the long-term unemployed should lose the right to vote.[2]
His father was Sir Walter Hely-Hutchinson, the last Governor of the Cape Colony.
He was married to Melita Keppel, daughter of Admiral Sir Colin Richard Keppel.
References
- ^ "House of Commons constituencies beginning with "H" (part 2)". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. Retrieved 18 April 2009.
- ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 144. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
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