Maurice Hely-Hutchinson Explained

Maurice Robert Hely-Hutchinson (22 May 1887 – 11 February 1961)[1] was a Conservative Party politician in England.

He was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Hastings in East Sussex at a by-election in 1937. He held the seat until the 1945 general election, when he stood down from Parliament. During The Great Depression Hely-Hutchinson caused some controversy when he remarked that the long-term unemployed should lose the right to vote.[2]

His parents were Sir Walter Hely-Hutchinson, Governor of the Cape Colony, and May Hely-Hutchinson.

He was married to Melita Keppel, daughter of Admiral Sir Colin Richard Keppel.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: House of Commons constituencies beginning with "H" (part 2). Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. 2009-04-18. usurped. https://web.archive.org/web/20101029234340/http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Hcommons2.htm. 29 October 2010.
  2. Book: Craig , F. W. S. . F. W. S. Craig . British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 . 1969 . 3rd . 1983 . Parliamentary Research Services . Chichester . 0-900178-06-X . 144.