John Marriott (British politician)
Sir John Arthur Ransome Marriott (17 August 1859 – 6 June 1945) was a British educationist, historian, and Conservative member of parliament (MP).
Sir John Marriott | |
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Marriott in 1917 | |
| Member of Parliament for York | |
| In office 6 December 1923 – 10 May 1929 | |
| Preceded by | John Butcher |
| Succeeded by | Frederick George Burgess |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Arthur Ransome Marriott 17 August 1859 Bowdon, Cheshire, England |
| Died | 6 June 1945 (aged 85) Llandrindod Wells, Radnorshire, Wales |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse |
Henrietta Robinson (m. 1891) |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | Repton School |
| Alma mater | New College, Oxford |
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Marriott taught modern history at the University of Oxford from 1884 to 1920. He was an Honorary fellow, formerly fellow, lecturer and tutor in modern History, of Worcester College, Oxford. He was the Conservative MP for Oxford from 1917 to 1922, and for York from 1923 to 1929. After defeat in 1929, he retired from active politics.
During the course of his lifetime, Marriott wrote more than forty books on British and European history, as well as current political subjects. He was knighted in 1924.
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