Sir Peter Agnew, 1st Baronet
Leifchild Stratten Jones | |
|---|---|
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 July 1900 Sir Quentin Agnew-Somerville, 2nd Baronet |
| Alma mater | Repton School |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Branch/service |  Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1918–1931 1939–1944 |
| Rank | Commander |
| Commands | HMS Ramsey |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Commander Sir Peter Garnett Agnew, 1st Baronet (9 July 1900 – 26 August 1990) was an officer in the Royal Navy and a Conservative Party politician.
Biography
Agnew was born in
Receiving promotion to
lieutenant-commander, but retired from the Navy on 29 May at his own request.[1]
Election to Parliament
Agnew was elected as
Sir Philip Sassoon, First Commissioner of Works, in 1937–39. He was an Assistant Government Whip in May–July 1945, and held the Conservative Whip from August 1945 until February 1950.[1] Agnew held the seat until the constituency's abolition at the 1950 general election.[3] He contested the constituency of Falmouth and Camborne, but lost to Harold Hayman.[1]
World War II
Agnew returned to naval service in August 1939. He was
Mention in Despatches on 1 January 1941. He then served aboard the heavy cruiser Kent from May 1941 until August 1942. From January 1943 until June 1944 he was on the staff of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich.[1]
Return to Parliament
He re-entered the
House of Commons at the 1955 general election as MP for South Worcestershire, and was re-elected there until his retirement at the 1966 general election
.
Other activities
Agnew was a Member of the House of Laity in the
Historic Churches Preservation Trust, 1968-.[1]
He served as chairman of the Iran Society, 1966–73,[4] and received the Order of Homayoun from Iran in 1973.[1]
From 1974 to 1976, Agnew was President of the
Order of Civil Merit (Orden del Mérito Civil) from Spain in 1977.[1]
Baronetage
He was made a
Sir Quentin Agnew-Somerville, 2nd Baronet, father of the actress Geraldine Somerville.[5]
Personal life
Agnew was married twice; firstly to Enid Frances Boan, daughter of Henry Boan of Perth, Western Australia, in 1928.[2] They had one son. Enid died in 1982, and in 1984 he married Julie Marie Watson. They were divorced in 1987.[6]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Royal Navy Officers 1939–1945 (Ad-Al)". unithistories.com. Retrieved 3 December 2010.
- ^ a b c Stenton and Lees Who's Who of British Members of Parliament vol. iv p. 2
- ^ a b "Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs". leighrayment.com. Archived from the original on 10 August 2009. Retrieved 3 December 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Principal officers". iransociety.org. Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2010.
- ^ "Leigh Rayment's List of Baronets". leighrayment.com. Archived from the original on 1 May 2008. Retrieved 3 December 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Lundy, Darryl. "Sir Peter Garrett Agnew". thepeerage.com. Retrieved 3 December 2010.[unreliable source]