Leo Amery

Details

Born:

22 November 1873

Died:

16 September 1955

Birth place:

UK

Gender:

Male

Ethnicity:

White

Religion:

Unknown

Aristocratic connections:

false

Formative occupation:

University fellow

Election occupation:

Barrister/author/co-director-rlys/pharmaceuticals

Parentage:

Charles F. Amery and Elizabeth Leitner

Notes:

None

Knighthood/Dame:

False

Highest Office:

Cabinet minister

Who's Who volume:

3

Education level:

Graduate

References

Rush ID:

3017

MNIS ID:

Not set

Wikidata Entity ID:

Q333573

Parliament ID:

Not set

Beamish Person ID:

Not set

1. AMERY, Lieut-Colonel Leo (1873-1955)

1. Birmingham Sparkbrook

   Party:	Conservative
   Year of election:	1918
   Date of election:	14 December 1918
   Nature of election:	General election
   Nature of service:	Continuation
   Year of exit:	1945
   Date of exit:	5 July 1945
   Party:	Conservative
   Nature of exit:	Electoral defeat
   Sponsorship:	None known
   Constituency connections:	None known
   Notes:	None

2. Birmingham South

   Party:	Conservative
   Year of election:	1911*
   Date of election:	3 May 1911
   Nature of election:	By-election
   Nature of service:	First entry
   Year of exit:	1918
   Date of exit:	14 December 1918
   Party:	Conservative
   Nature of exit:	Boundary revision
   Sponsorship:	None known
   Constituency connections:	None known
   Notes:	None

1. Tower Hamlets Bow and Bromley

   Connection with constituency:	None known
   Year of election:	1910²
   Date of election:
   Nature of election:	General election
   Party:	Conservative
   Notes:

2. Wolverhampton East

   Connection with constituency:	None known
   Year of election:	1910¹
   Date of election:
   Nature of election:	General election
   Party:	Conservative
   Notes:

3. Wolverhampton East

   Connection with constituency:	None known
   Year of election:	1908*
   Date of election:
   Nature of election:	By-election
   Party:	Conservative
   Notes:

4. Wolverhampton East

   Connection with constituency:	None known
   Year of election:	1906
   Date of election:
   Nature of election:	General election
   Party:	Conservative
   Notes:

1. Under-Secretary 1919-1921

   Colonies

2. Parliamentary Secretary 1921-1922

   Admiralty

3. First Lord of the Admiralty 1922-1924

4. Secretary of State for the Colonies 1924-1929

5. Minister 1940-1945

   India

1. Balliol College

   Graduated

1. Harrow School, London

1. Greenwood, Florence

1. Father of Julian Amery

2. Related by marriage to Hamar Greenwood

1. Conservative Party member

1. Athenaeum

2. Bath Club

3. Carlton Club

4. Alpine Club