Gurney Braithwaite

Sir Joseph Gurney Braithwaite, 1st Baronet (24 May 1895 – 25 June 1958) was an English Conservative Party politician.

During World War I, he served in the Royal Navy at the Suvla Bay landing, Gallipoli, and in Palestine.

In Parliament, he was active on issues relating to ex-servicemen and the Navy, and was himself a lieutenant-commander in the RNVR.

[2] Boundary changes involved his seat being redrawn to Labour's advantage, and at the 1955 general election Braithwaite lost.

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