Sir Reginald George Clarry (24 July 1882 – 17 January 1945) was a

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(MP) in the

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, representing the Newport constituency in Monmouthshire from 1922 to 1929 and from 1931 to 1945. He was educated at

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. He was first elected at the Newport by-election in October 1922, following the death of the

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. He held the seat until his defeat at the 1929 general election by the Labour Party candidate James Walker. He regained the seat by a large majority at the

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, and remained Newport's MP until his death in 1945, aged 62, only 12 days following that of Walker.

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* 1882 births 1945 deaths Politics of Newport, Wales Conservative Party (UK) MPs for Welsh constituencies UK MPs 1922–1923 UK MPs 1923–1924 UK MPs 1924–1929 UK MPs 1931–1935 UK MPs 1935–1945 Knights Bachelor Politicians awarded knighthoods {{Wales-Conservative-UK-MP-stub