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Somerset de Chair | |
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Member of Parliament for Paddington South | |
In office 23 February 1950 – 4 October 1951 | |
Preceded by | Ernest Taylor |
Succeeded by | Robert Allan |
Member of Parliament for South West Norfolk | |
In office 14 November 1935 – 15 June 1945 | |
Preceded by | Alan McLean |
Succeeded by | Sidney Dye |
Personal details | |
Born | Somerset Struben de Chair 22 August 1911 Windsor, Berkshire, England |
Died | 5 January 1995 Antigua | (aged 83)
Political party | Conservative |
Spouses | Thelma Grace Arbuthnot
(m. 1932; div. 1950)Carmen Appleton
(m. 1950; div. 1958)Margaret Patricia Manlove
(m. 1958; div. 1974) |
Children | 6 |
Parent(s) | Admiral Sir Dudley Rawson Stratford de Chair Enid Struben |
Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford |
Profession | Author, Politician |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Branch/service | British Army |
Rank | Captain |
Unit | Royal Horse Guards |
Battles/wars | |
Somerset Struben de Chair (22 August 1911 – 5 January 1995) was an English author, politician, and poet. He edited several volumes of the memoirs of Napoleon.