Herbert Mercer
Herbert Mercer | |
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Born | (1862-01-07)7 January 1862 Boxley, Kent, England |
Died | 8 February 1944(1944-02-08) (aged 82) Sussex, England |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | 3rd Dragoon Guards |
Years of service | 1881-1908 |
Rank | Colonel |
Battles/wars | Second Boer War |
Colonel Herbert Mercer (4 January 1862 – 8 February 1944) was a British Army officer and a Conservative politician and member of parliament in the 1920s.
Early life
Mercer was born on 7 January 1862 in Boxley, Kent, the son of Richard Mercer, a banker. He was educated at Harrow School and entered Trinity College, Cambridge in 1880.[1]
Military career
Mercer was commissioned in April 1881 as a second lieutenant in the Duke of Edinburgh's Own Edinburgh militia. In January 1884 he was appointed as a lieutenant in the 3rd Dragoon Guards.[2] Later as a major he served in the Boer War. During the First World War he commanded the 3rd Reserve Regiment.[3]
Parliamentary politics
Mercer was returned as the Member of Parliament for the Sudbury Division of Suffolk for the 1922 general election.[4] He lost the seat in the 1923 election to Liberal politician John Frederick Loverseed.[4]
Death
Mercer died on 8 February 1944 at Rotherfield, and was buried at Stradishall.[1] He had married in 1906 Elizabeth Bower, daughter of Thomas Bower of Stradishall Place, Suffolk.[5]
References
- ^ a b "Mercer, Herbert (MRCR880H)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ "No. 25313". The London Gazette. 29 January 1884. p. 432.
- ^ "No. 28979". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 November 1914. p. 9498.
- ^ a b "The House of Commons Constituencies beginning with "S"". Archived from the original on 18 August 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Mercer, Col Herbert". Who's Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 7 September 2021. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Herber Mercer
Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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Preceded by Stephen Howard | Member of Parliament for Sudbury 1922–1923 | Succeeded by |