Tufton Beamish (Royal Navy officer)
English naval officer and Conservative Party politician
Intro | English naval officer and Conservative Party politician | |
Places | United Kingdom Great Britain England | |
was | Politician | |
Work field | Politics | |
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Birth | 26 July 1874 | |
Death | 2 May 1951 (aged 76 years) | |
Politics: | Conservative Party |
Rear-Admiral Tufton Percy Hamilton Beamish, CB, DL (26 July 1874 – 2 May 1951) was an English naval officer and Conservative Party politician. He married Margaret Simon in 1914. The couple had two daughters and one surviving son.
Tufton Beamish led a distinguished naval and political career. He was twice Member of Parliament (MP) for Lewes: from 1924 to 1931, and again from 1936 to 1945. His son Tufton succeeded him in at the 1945 general election and represented the seat until 1974.