Anthony Muirhead
Lieutenant-Colonel Anthony John Muirhead MC & Bar TD (4 November 1890 – 29 October 1939) was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. He was educated at Eton College, the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, and then at Magdalen College. 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.
Anthony Muirhead MC TD MP | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Wells | |
| In office 1929–1939 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Sanders |
| Succeeded by | Dennis Boles |
| Under-Secretary of State for Air | |
| In office 1937–1938 | |
| Preceded by | Philip Sassoon |
| Succeeded by | Harold Balfour |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 November 1890 |
| Died | 29 October 1939 (aged 48) |
| Cause of death | Suicide |
| Resting place | Great Haseley, Oxfordshire, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch/service | British Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant-colonel |
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| Awards | Military Cross (1917) |
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