Sir Felix John Morgan Brunner, 3rd Baronet (13 October 1897 – 2 November 1982) was a

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politician and business owner. He was the maternal uncle of

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Biography

The son of

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, he studied at

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and

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. During

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, he served as a lieutenant in the

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, ''

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'' In 1926, Brunner married Elizabeth Irving, an actress, the granddaughter of

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. In 1928 he submitted plans for extensive alterations and additions to Rudloe Manor, in

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, Wiltshire using Rolfe & Peto. He later sold the property at an auction in the city of Bath on 1st July 1931. In 1937 they bought

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in Oxfordshire, and donated the house to the

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in 1969 but continued to live there.Shirley Anglesey, "Brunner, (Dorothea) Elizabeth, Lady Brunner (1904–2003)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, online edn, Oxford University Press, Jan 2007; online edn, Jan 200
accessed 3 March 2010
/ref> Brunner followed in a family tradition by standing for election for the Liberal Party: in

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, and

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, but was never elected to Parliament. He was elected to Henley Rural District Council, and served as its chairman from 1954 to 1957. He was also President of the Liberal Party in 1962/3. Brunner was also a supporter of the

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, chairing it from 1958 to 1970. Brunner's children include John Henry Kilian, now the fourth baronet, and Hugo, a former Lord-Lieutenant of Oxfordshire.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Brunner, Felix 1897 births 1982 deaths Alumni of Trinity College, Oxford Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom Councillors in Oxfordshire People educated at Cheltenham College Presidents of the Liberal Party (UK) Royal Field Artillery officers Liberal Party (UK) parliamentary candidates