Sir John Brunner, 2nd Baronet

Sir John Fowler Leece Brunner, 2nd Baronet (24 May 1865 – 16 January 1929) was a British Liberal Party politician.

Biography

Brunner was the eldest son^[1] of industrialist Sir John Tomlinson Brunner. He was elected at the 1906 general election as Member of Parliament (MP) for Leigh in Lancashire, serving on the Liberal benches with his father, MP for Northwich in Cheshire.

When his father retired from Parliament at the January 1910 election, he was elected to succeed him as MP for Northwich, and held the seat until his defeat at the 1918 general election.

He unsuccessfully contested the Southport seat at the 1922 general election, and won it at the 1923 general election, but was defeated again at the 1924 general election.

He stood again at the 1928 Cheltenham by-election, but came a poor second in the Conservative safe seat.

On his father's death in 1919, he succeeded to the baronetcy.

Marriage and family

On 8 September 1890 John got into difficulties whilst swimming in Lake Como, Italy. He was rescued by his younger brother, Sidney Herbert Brunner, who lost his life in the process. Sidney's body was found on 10 September and buried beside the lake the next day. https://www.ancestrylibraryedition.co.uk/boards/surnames.brunner/644 He married Lucy Marianne Vaughan Morgan (1871–1941), daughter of Octavius Vaughan Morgan (1837–1896), and granddaughter of Thomas Morgan of Pipton, near Glasbury, Breconshire (1796–1847). Their daughter Joyce Morgan Brunner married Sir William Arthington Worsley, 4th Baronet, and their granddaughter Katharine married Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, thereby becoming Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Kent. Their son Felix succeeded as the 3rd baronet upon the death of Sir John, age 63.^[2]

Notes

^ Dictionary of National Biography: Brunner, Sir John Tomlinson
^ Cathcart, Helen (1971). The Duchess of Kent (First ed.). London: W.H. Allen. p. 37.

References

Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
Leigh Rayment's list of baronets
Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir John Brunner

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by C.P. Scott	Member of Parliament for Leigh 1906–1910	Succeeded by Peter Raffan
Preceded by Sir John Brunner	Member of Parliament for Northwich 1910–1918	Succeeded by Harry Dewhurst
Preceded by Godfrey Dalrymple-White	Member of Parliament for Southport 1923–1924	Succeeded by Godfrey Dalrymple-White
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by John Brunner	Baronet of Druids Cross, Lancashire 1919–1929	Succeeded by Felix Brunner

[dnb-1] Dictionary of National Biography: Brunner, Sir John Tomlinson

[Cathcart-2] Cathcart, Helen (1971). The Duchess of Kent (First ed.). London: W.H. Allen. p. 37.

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