Sir John Brunner, 2nd Baronet
Sir John Fowler Leece Brunner, 2nd Baronet (24 May 1865 – 16 January 1929) was a British Liberal Party politician.
Biography
Brunner was the eldest son[1] of industrialist Sir John Tomlinson Brunner. He was elected at the 1906 general election as Member of Parliament (MP) for Leigh in Lancashire, serving on the Liberal benches with his father, MP for Northwich in Cheshire.
When his father retired from Parliament at the January 1910 election, he was elected to succeed him as MP for Northwich, and held the seat until his defeat at the 1918 general election.
He unsuccessfully contested the Southport seat at the 1922 general election, and won it at the 1923 general election, but was defeated again at the 1924 general election.
He stood again at the 1928 Cheltenham by-election, but came a poor second in the Conservative safe seat.
On his father's death in 1919, he succeeded to the baronetcy.
Marriage and family
On 8th September 1890 John got into difficulties whilst swimming in Lake Como, Italy. He was rescued by his younger brother, Sidney Herbert Brunner, who lost his life in the process. Sidney's body was found on 10th September and buried beside the lake the next day. https://www.ancestrylibraryedition.co.uk/boards/surnames.brunner/644 He married Lucy Marianne Vaughan Morgan (1871–1941), daughter of Octavius Vaughan Morgan (1837–1896), and granddaughter of Thomas Morgan of Pipton, near Glasbury, Breconshire (1796–1847). Their daughter Joyce Morgan Brunner married Sir William Arthington Worsley, 4th Baronet, and their granddaughter Katharine married Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, thereby becoming Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Kent. Their son Felix succeeded as the 3rd baronet upon the death of Sir John, age 63.[2]
Notes
- Dictionary of National Biography: Brunner, Sir John Tomlinson
- Cathcart, Helen (1971). The Duchess of Kent (First ed.). London: W.H. Allen. p. 37.
References
- Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- Leigh Rayment's list of baronets
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir John Brunner
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by C.P. Scott |
Member of Parliament for Leigh 1906–1910 |
Succeeded by Peter Raffan |
| Preceded by Sir John Brunner |
Member of Parliament for Northwich 1910–1918 |
Succeeded by Harry Dewhurst |
| Preceded by Godfrey Dalrymple-White |
Member of Parliament for Southport 1923–1924 |
Succeeded by Godfrey Dalrymple-White |
| Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by John Brunner |
Baronet of Druids Cross, Lancashire 1919–1929 |
Succeeded by Felix Brunner |