1950 GENERAL ELECTION : Falmouth and Camborne Constituency – Biography of Agnew

CANDIDATE BIOGRAPHIES FROM 1950 TIMES GUIDE TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS

The General Election was held on 23 February 1950.

CONSTITUENCY NAME : Falmouth and Camborne

CANDIDATE : Agnew

PARTY : C

ELECTORAL STATUS: Not Elected

BIOGRAPHY :

Cmdr. P. G. Agnew (50) was educated at Repton and at the Royal Naval College, Keyham. He joined the Royal Navy in 1918 and retired in 1931, but rejoined in September, 1939, and served until October, 1944. He was elected M.P. for the former Camborne division in 1935, and retained the seat in the last Parliament when it was amalgamated with Falmouth. In May, 1945, he was appointed an assistant Government Whip, and in August, 1945, was appointed a Conservative Whip. He is member for Truro diocese in the House of Laity of the Church Assembly and a Church Commissioner for England.

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