Arthur Harbord
Sir Arthur Harbord JP MP | |
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| Member of Parliament for Great Yarmouth | |
| In office 1929–1941 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Frank Meyer |
| Succeeded by | Percy Jewson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Arthur Harbord 12 December 1865[1] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England[2] |
| Died | 24 February 1941 (aged 75) Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England |
Sir Arthur Harbord, JP (12 December 1865 – 24 February 1941) was a British Liberal, later Liberal National politician.
Harbord was educated at the British School and at Winchester House School in Great Yarmouth. He was married to Charlotte Belward and they had two daughters.
Harbord commenced his political career with his election to the Great Yarmouth
Justice of the Peace and served on many local government, other public and charitable committees.[3]
He was first elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Great Yarmouth at the 1922 general election and won again in 1923. However he lost the seat in 1924. He won the division back at the 1929 general election.
In the Liberal split of September 1931 when
Sir John Simon formed the National Liberal group in Parliament to continue giving support to the National Government of prime minister Ramsay MacDonald, Harbord decided to leave the official Liberals led by Herbert Samuel and join the Simonites. He held Great Yarmouth as a Liberal National at the 1931 general election and again in 1935. He represented the seat until his death in 1941.[4]
He was appointed a
knighted in 1939.[4]