Harry Hylton-Foster
Sir Harry Hylton-Foster | |
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1960 portrait of Hylton-Foster dressed in the Speaker′s robes. | |
| Speaker of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom | |
| In office 20 October 1959 – 2 September 1965 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Harold Macmillan Alec Douglas-Home Harold Wilson |
| Preceded by | William Morrison |
| Succeeded by | Horace King |
| Solicitor-General for England | |
| In office 18 October 1954 – 22 October 1959 | |
| Prime Minister | Winston Churchill Anthony Eden Harold Macmillan |
| Preceded by | Sir Reginald Manningham-Buller |
| Succeeded by | Sir Jocelyn Simon |
| Member of Parliament for Cities of London and Westminster | |
| In office 8 October 1959 – 2 September 1965 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Harold Webbe |
| Succeeded by | John Smith |
| Member of Parliament for York | |
| In office 23 February 1950 – 18 September 1959 | |
| Preceded by | John Corlett |
| Succeeded by | Charles Longbottom |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 April 1905 Surrey, England |
| Died | 2 September 1965 (aged 60) London, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Audrey Brown |
| Alma mater | Magdalen College, Oxford |
Sir Harry Braustyn Hylton Hylton-Foster (10 April 1905 – 2 September 1965), was a British Conservative Party politician who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1950 until his death in 1965. He was also the Speaker of the House of Commons for the final six years of his life.