Charles Howard-Bury - Political Career

Political Career

The Everest expedition of 1921 made Howard-Bury a public figure and in 1922 he was elected to parliament for Bilston as Conservative. He lost his seat in 1924 but returned to the House of Commons in 1926, when he was elected for Chelmsford. He resigned in 1931. He was also a Deputy Lieutenant and Justice of the Peace for County Westmeath.

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