Clive Morrison-Bell | |
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| Born | Arthur Clive Morrison-Bell (1871-04-19)19 April 1871 England |
| Died | 16 April 1956(1956-04-16) (aged 99) England |
| Education | Eton and theRoyal Military College, Sandhurst, |
| Occupation(s) | Serviceman andparliamentarian |
| Spouse | Lilah Katherine Julia Wingfield |
| Relatives | Shelagh and Patricia (daughters) |
Sir Arthur Clive Morrison-Bell, 1st Baronet (19 April 1871 – 16 April 1956), known asClive Morrison-Bell, was a British soldier andConservative Party parliamentarian.[1]
Arthur was the son of Sir Charles Morrison-Bell, 1st Baronet and Louisa Maria Dawes.[2]
He was educated atEton and theRoyal Military College, Sandhurst, and was commissioned in theScots Guards in 1890. He served in theBoer War. In 1905, his father was created aBaronet.[3] That same year the family assumed by Royal licence the additional surname and arms of Morrison in 1905, for Charles' mother, Mary Wilhelmina Morrison, the daughter and heiress of Royal Navy officer John Morrison.[4]
Arthur was promoted Major in 1908, and retired from the army the same year.[1]
At thegeneral election of January 1910, Morrison-Bell was electedmember of parliament (MP) forHoniton. In 1914, he rejoined the army at the beginning of theFirst World War, was captured in 1915 and returned to England in 1918.[1]
Morrison-Bell held the seat without a break until 1931, when he retired due to ill-health. He was created a baronet in the1923 Birthday Honours.[1][5]
In 1912 Morrison-Bell married Hon. Lilah Katherine Julia Wingfield, daughter ofMervyn Wingfield, 7th Viscount Powerscourt. They had two daughters, Shelagh and Patricia, with a third daughter dying in infancy. Shelagh married Sir Ralph Abercromby Campbell,Chief Justice of the Bahamas, in 1968.[2]
The baronetcy became extinct when he died in 1956.[1]
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forHoniton Jan. 1910–1931 | Succeeded by |
| Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
| New creation | Baronet (of Harpford) 1923–1956 | Extinct |