(William Robert) Stanley Prescott (25 April 1912 – 6 June 1962) was a Conservative Party politician in the

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. He was educated at

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. He was elected as

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(MP) for the Darwen constituency at a by-election in December 1943 following the death of the Conservative MP Stuart Russell. He held the seat until he retired from the

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at the 1951 general election. He was the younger son of the Sir William Prescott, who was MP for Tottenham North from 1918 to 1922. His son, Mark Prescott, inherited the baronetcy in 1965.

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* * 1912 births 1962 deaths Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1935–1945 UK MPs 1945–1950 UK MPs 1950–1951 Younger sons of baronets {{England-Conservative-UK-MP-1910s-stub