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Ronald Tree (politician)
Arthur Ronald Lambert Field Tree (26 September 1897 – 14 July 1976) was a British Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Party politician, journalist and investor who served as the Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) for the Harborough (UK Parliament constituency), Harborough constituency in Leicestershire from 1933 to 1945. He later established the Sandy Lane (resort), Sandy Lane resort in Barbados. Biography Tree's American-born father, Arthur Tree, was an English gentleman of leisure, self-identifying as a 'horse breeder and farmer' and son of Lambert Tree, a former U.S. minister to Russia. His mother, Ethel Beatty, Ethel Field, was a daughter of Marshall Field, a co-founder of Marshall Field's department store in Chicago, Illinois. Born in Eastbourne, he was educated at Winchester College in England. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harborough (UK Parliament Constituency)
Harborough, Oadby and Wigston () is a List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies, constituency covering the south east of Leicestershire represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2017 by Neil O'Brien of the Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Party. It is considered a safe seat for the Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Party, as there has been a Conservative MP here since 1950. Before the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the constituency was known as Harborough up until the 2024 United Kingdom general election, 2024 general election. Boundaries Historic (Harborough) 1885–1918: The Municipal Borough of Leicester, the Sessional Divisions of Lutterworth and Market Harborough, and parts of the Sessional Divisions of Leicester and East Norton. 1918–1950: The Urban Districts of Market Harborough, Oadby, and Wigston, and the Rural district, Rural Districts of Blaby, Hallaton, Lutterwor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
