Anthony Muirhead
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Lieutenant-Colonel Anthony John Muirhead (4 November 1890 – 29 October 1939) was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. He was elected at the 1929 general election as Member of Parliament (MP) for Wells in Somerset, and held the seat until his death in 1939, aged 48.
In the National Government of Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain, he held junior ministerial office as Under-Secretary of State for Air from 1937 to 1938, and as Parliamentary Under-Secretary for India and Burma from 1938 to 1939.
[edit] References
- Craig, F. W. S. [1969] (1983). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949, 3rd edition, Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs.
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir Robert Sanders, Bt. |
Member of Parliament for Wells 1929–1939 |
Succeeded by Dennis Boles |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Sir Philip Sassoon |
Under-Secretary of State for Air 1937–1938 |
Succeeded by Harold Balfour |
| Preceded by Lord Stanley |
Parliamentary Under-Secretary for India and Burma 1938–1939 |
Succeeded by Hugh O'Neill |
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