Reginald Purbrick

Reginald Purbrick (1877 – 6 November 1950) was a Conservative Party politician elected as Member of Parliament for Liverpool Walton between 1929 and 1945,[1] notable for asking then Prime Minister Winston Churchill, whether the Royal Air Force would consider bombing Dresden and other East German cities.[2]

In 1925, Purbrick and his family purchased the Tahbilk winery in Australia.[3][4][5]

References
  1. "Mr Reginald Purbrick", Hansard, 1803–2005 → People (P), UK Parliament. Retrieved 22 December 2013
  2. Nicholson Baker, The Way the World Works, Publ. Simon and Schuster, 2012, ISBN 1471102688, 9781471102684, 336 pages (ref)
  3. Graeme Lofts, Heart and Soul: Australia's First Families of Wine, Publ. John Wiley & Sons, 2012, ISBN 1742469264, 9781742469263, 400 pages. (ref)
  4. Nicholas Faith, Australia's Liquid Gold, Publ. Hachette UK, 2003, ISBN 1845336097, 9781845336097, 272 pages (ref)
  5. David Dunstan, "Wines with a 120-year history", The Sydney Morning Herald, 6 Dec 1981, page 176
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Harry Warden Stanley Chilcott		 Member of Parliament for Liverpool Walton
1929 – 1945		 Succeeded by
James Haworth
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