Sir Frank Meyer, 2nd Baronet
British politician
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| Intro | British politician | ||||||||
| Places | United Kingdom Great Britain | ||||||||
| was | Politician | ||||||||
| Work field | Politics | ||||||||
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| Birth | 7 May 1886 | ||||||||
| Death | 19 October 1935 (aged 49 years) | ||||||||
| Star sign | Taurus | ||||||||
| Politics: | Conservative Party | ||||||||
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Biography
Sir Frank Cecil Meyer, 2nd Baronet (7 May 1886 – 19 October 1935) was a British businessman and Conservative Party politician.
Personal life
The son of German-born businessman Sir Carl and Adele Meyer, Meyer was also successful in business, becoming vice-chairman of the De Beers diamond cartel. He was educated at New College, Oxford and served in the First World War with the Essex Yeomanry and the Signal Corps, being mentioned in dispatches. He was elected as MP for Great Yarmouth in 1924, but lost his seat in 1929. His son, Anthony Meyer, was also a Conservative MP. Anthony Meyer inherited his father's title at the age of fifteen when Frank Meyer died in a hunting accident.
Career
At the 1924 general election, he was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Great Yarmouth in Norfolk, defeating the Liberal MP Sir Arthur Harbord. Harbord retook the seat at the 1929 general election, and Meyer never re-entered Parliament.