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Harry Hylton-Foster

Born: 10 April 1905

Died: 2 September 1965

Knighted - 1954

Member of Privy Council - 14 January 1957

Eton College

Magdalen College, Oxford

Solicitor General	18 October 1954	20 October 1959
Speaker of the House of Commons	20 October 1959	2 September 1965

5 July 1945	Shipley	Conservative & Unionist Party	17,097	34.23
23 February 1950	York	Conservative & Unionist Party	29,421	46.31
25 October 1951	York	Conservative & Unionist Party	32,777	50.71
26 May 1955	York	Conservative & Unionist Party	31,402	50.89
8 October 1959	Cities of London & Westminster	Conservative & Unionist Party	27,489	65.14
20 October 1959 Rt Hon Sir Harry Hylton-Foster elected Speaker of the House of Commons.
15 October 1964	Cities of London & Westminster	Speaker of the House of Commons	21,588	58.37
2 September 1965 Death of Rt Hon Sir Harry Hylton-Foster.