Edward FitzRoy

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Edward FitzRoy was a British Conservative politician who served as Speaker of the House of Commons from 1928 until his death in 1943, overseeing Parliament through much of the interwar period and the early years of World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British politician
Speaker of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom
human
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
diedIn 1943
employer British Parliament
surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
endTime 1943 (term as Speaker of the House of Commons)
familyName FitzRoy
fieldOfWork politics
gender male
genre parliamentary politics
givenName Edward
hasRole presiding officer of the House of Commons
hasTitle The Right Honourable
honorificPrefix The Right Honourable
languageUsed English
legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
memberOfPoliticalParty Conservative Party (UK)
nativeLanguage English
notableFor presiding over the House of Commons during much of the interwar period
presiding over the House of Commons during the early years of World War II
serving as Speaker of the House of Commons from 1928 to 1943
occupation parliamentarian
politician
officeContested seat in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom
oversaw British Parliament
surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
parliamentaryGroup Conservative Party (UK)
participatedIn politics of World War II era
politics of the interwar period
partOf British political history
history of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
positionHeld Chairman of Ways and Means
surface form: Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means

Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom
Speaker of the House of Commons
surface form: Speaker of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom
residence United Kingdom
responsibleFor ensuring parliamentary procedure was followed
maintaining order in debates in the House of Commons
representing the House of Commons to the monarch
startTime 1928 (term as Speaker of the House of Commons)
timePeriod World War II
interwar period
workLocation London, England
surface form: London

Palace of Westminster

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