Sir Ian Leslie Orr-Ewing (4 June 1893 – 27 April 1958) was a British

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politician. Orr-Ewing was born in

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, Scotland, the son of Charles Lindsay Orr-Ewing, Charles Orr-Ewing, Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) for Ayr Burghs. He contested Gateshead (UK Parliament constituency), Gateshead in 1929. He was elected as Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) for Weston-super-Mare (UK Parliament constituency), Weston-super-Mare in the 1934 Weston-super-Mare by-election, 1934 by-election after the resignation of John Erskine, Lord Erskine, Lord Erskine. He served as an MP until his death in April 1958, aged 64. Orr-Ewing was knighted in the 1953 New Year Honours.

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* ''Times Guide to the House of Commons'', The Times, Times Newspapers Limited, 1935 * 1893 births Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1931–1935 UK MPs 1935–1945 UK MPs 1945–1950 UK MPs 1950–1951 UK MPs 1951–1955 UK MPs 1955–1959 1958 deaths Knights Bachelor Orr-Ewing family, Ian Leslie {{England-Conservative-UK-MP-1890s-stub