Anthony Richard Hurd, Baron Hurd (2 May 1901 – 12 February 1966) was a British politician and former Conservative Member of Parliament for Newbury.
The Lord Hurd | |
|---|---|
 Hurd in 1964, by Walter Bird | |
| Member of Parliament for Newbury | |
| In office 5 July 1945 – 24 August 1964 | |
| Preceded by | Howard Clifton Brown |
| Succeeded by | John Astor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 May 1901 |
| Died | 12 February 1966 (aged 64) |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Stephanie Frances Corner |
| Children | 3, including Douglas Hurd |
| Parent(s) | Percy Hurd Hannah Cox |
| Relatives | Robert Hurd (brother) Nick Hurd (grandson) |
| Alma mater | Pembroke College, Cambridge |
Early life and parliamentary career
editHurd was educated at Marlborough College and Pembroke College, Cambridge, where he was a contemporary of Rab Butler.[1] He was first elected to the Newbury constituency in the 1945 general election and won each successive election in Newbury until he was appointed to the House of Lords just before the 1964 general election. He was knighted for his political service in 1959.[2]
Life peerage
editOn 24 August 1964 he was created a Life Peer as Baron Hurd, of Newbury in the Royal County of Berks[3] which entitled him to a seat in the House of Lords. He died 18 months later at the age of 64.
Family
editHis father, Sir Percy Hurd, was MP for Devizes, his brother was Robert Hurd (architect);[4] his son, Douglas now Lord Hurd of Westwell, was MP for Mid-Oxfordshire and former Foreign Secretary. His grandson, Nick Hurd was MP for Ruislip Northwood and Pinner from 2005 to 2019.
Personal life
editHurd married on 26 September 1928 Stephanie Frances Corner daughter of Edred Moss Corner who was invested as a Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons (F.R.C.S.) and they had three children.
- Douglas Richard Hurd, Baron Hurd of Westwell CH CBE PC (1930-)
- British Conservative politician who served in the governments of Margaret Thatcher and John Major from 1979 to 1995.
- John Julian Hurd (1932-1951)
- Honourable Stephen Anthony Hurd (1933-2019)
References
edit- ^ "HURD, Baron, (Anthony Richard Hurd)". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 2024 (online ed.). A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "No. 41637". The London Gazette. 17 February 1959. p. 1163.
- ^ "No. 43419". The London Gazette. 25 August 1964. p. 7261.
- ^ www.burkespeerage.com
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