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Sir Harry Hylton-Foster | |
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![]() 1960 portrait of Hylton-Foster dressed in the Speaker′s robes. | |
Speaker of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom | |
In office 20 October 1959 – 2 September 1965 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Prime Minister | Harold Macmillan Alec Douglas-Home Harold Wilson |
Preceded by | William Morrison |
Succeeded by | Horace King |
Solicitor-General for England | |
In office 18 October 1954 – 22 October 1959 | |
Prime Minister | Winston Churchill Anthony Eden Harold Macmillan |
Preceded by | Sir Reginald Manningham-Buller |
Succeeded by | Sir Jocelyn Simon |
Member of Parliament for Cities of London and Westminster | |
In office 8 October 1959 – 2 September 1965 | |
Preceded by | Sir Harold Webbe |
Succeeded by | John Smith |
Member of Parliament for York | |
In office 23 February 1950 – 18 September 1959 | |
Preceded by | John Corlett |
Succeeded by | Charles Longbottom |
Personal details | |
Born | 10 April 1905 Surrey, England |
Died | 2 September 1965 London, England | (aged 60)
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse | Audrey Brown |
Alma mater | Magdalen College, Oxford |
Sir Harry Braustyn Hylton Hylton-Foster (10 April 1905 – 2 September 1965), was a British Conservative Party politician who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1950 until his death in 1965. He was also the Speaker of the House of Commons for the final six years of his life.