Sir Frank Bernard Sanderson, 1st Baronet (4 October 1880 – 18 July 1965), was a 20th-century British

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and Conservative & Unionist politician.

Background

Born at

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, the youngest son of John Sanderson (1837–1906) and Anne ''née'' Barrett (1844–1915), his family were prosperous merchants. Established as ship agents then

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ers of yeast, lead and glass, his uncle Alfred Sanderson (1831–1881) founded "A. Sanderson & Co." which his father then took over diversifying into

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and

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at the Kingston Colour Works. Harry Herbert Sanderson (1880–1962), a cousin, practiced as a

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establishing the eponymous Hull

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Life

Sanderson, a successful Yorkshire businessman, was recruited by

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to serve in the

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during

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as Controller of

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Shell Filling Factories and Stores (1915–19) and of Aircraft Ammunition Filling and Chemical Ammunition Filling (1916–19). In the

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he was created a

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, taking the

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''of Malling Deanery in South Malling in the

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'', in recognition of his invaluable unpaid contributions to the

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. Sanderson entered politics in

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being elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for

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, but was defeated at the 1923 general election by the Liberal, Sir Frederick Hindle. He was returned to parliament for Darwen defeating Hindle at the 1924 general election, but lost the

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again at the 1929 general election to future Liberal Party leader,

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. Choosing not to recontest Darwen, at the 1931 general election Sanderson was returned to

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as MP for

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, a seat he held until its abolition prior to the 1945 general election, then being elected to represent the newly-created Ealing East

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. A member of the

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from 1942 until retiring from the

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at the 1950 general election, he was an advocate of compulsory voting. Then elected a permanent member of the

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, Sir Frank was also a member of Lloyd's and served as

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of the Humber Fishing Company 1924–65.

Family

Sanderson married firstly in 1904 Edith Amy Wing (1882–1949), 2nd daughter and co-heiress of David Wing, of Scarborough, Yorkshire, having three children: * Lieutenant-Commander Sir Bryan Sanderson, 2nd Baronet,

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(1910–1992), married Annette Korab-Laskowska (1907–1967), only daughter of

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Vincent Korab-Laskowski and granddaughter of

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Nicolas de Castella, having two sons and a daughter: ** Sir Frank Sanderson, 3rd Baronet, ** Peter Sanderson, born 1943, who married Elizabeth Grün, having one daughter ** Merry Sanderson, born 1936, married

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David Archibald Evelyn Lyle, 16th/5th Royal Lancers (1930–2017), having three sons * Derek Maxwell Sanderson (1914–1983), married Daphne

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/ref> * Pearl Sanderson (1906–2003), married firstly Gerald Donner, a grandson of CID Assistant Chief Constable Sir Melville Macnaghten, and secondly Major Alan Sherman James RA. A widower, in 1951 he married secondly Joan Cubberley (1920–1995). Sir Frank died in 1965, being buried at

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, and was succeeded in the

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by his elder son, Sir Bryan Sanderson, 2nd Baronet.

Honours

* -

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(1920) * -

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(1921)

References

External links

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Parliamentary Archives, Sanderson Press Cuttings and Diaries
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