Maurice Hely-Hutchinson

Politician

1887 – 1961

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Who was Maurice Hely-Hutchinson?

Maurice Robert Hely-Hutchinson was a Conservative Party politician in England.

He was elected as Member of Parliament for Hastings in East Sussex at a by-election in 1937. He held the seat until the 1945 general election, when he stood down from Parliament. During The Great Depression Hely-Hutchinson caused some controversy when he remarked that the long-term unemployed should lose the right to vote.

His father was Sir Walter Hely-Hutchinson, the last Governor of the Cape Colony.

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Born
May 22, 1887
Died
Feb 11, 1961

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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