Sir Edward William Salt (18 May 1881 – 8 September 1970) was a

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member of parliament (MP) for the Birmingham Yardley constituency from 1931 to 1945. He was the son of Ashton Trow Salt, a surgical instrument maker in

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, and his wife Emily. He was educated at Camp Hill Grammar School in

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. In 1910, he married Alice Elizabeth, daughter of John Joseph Pratt Edmunds of Hawkesley Hall,

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, and had a son and three daughters. In the

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, he served with the Worcestershire Yeomanry from 1916 to 1919. From 1923 to 1925, he was chairman of the British Limb Association. In 1929, he was defeated as Conservative candidate for the Birmingham Yardley constituency in that year's general election, but he won the seat two years later. He retained the seat until he was defeated in the 1945 general election. From 1943 to 1945, he was chairman of the

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. He was

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ed in 1945. He was appointed Sheriff of Warwickshire for 1952–53. He was also managing director of Salt and Son Limited of Cherry Street, Birmingham.

References

*Hankinson, C. F. J. (ed.), ''Debrett's Baronetage, Knightage and Companionage, 1954'', Odhams Press, 1954 *

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* 1881 births 1970 deaths Politicians from Birmingham, West Midlands Knights Bachelor Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1931–1935 UK MPs 1935–1945 High sheriffs of Warwickshire People educated at King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys Worcestershire Yeomanry officers Sheriffs of Warwickshire British Army personnel of World War I Military personnel from Birmingham, West Midlands {{England-Conservative-UK-MP-1880s-stub