Sir Albert Newby Braithwaite DSO MC MP (2 September 1893 – 20 October 1959) was a British Conservative Party politician. He was the son of Albert Braithwaite, one time Lord Mayor of Leeds, and Patti Braithwaite.

Albert Braithwaite
Member of Parliament
for Harrow West
In office
21 April 1951 – 20 October 1959
Preceded byGuy Gaunt
Succeeded byGeorge Wadsworth
Member of Parliament
for Buckrose
In office
5 May 1926 – 15 June 1945
Preceded byNorman Bower
Succeeded byJohn Page
Personal details
Born(1893-09-02)2 September 1893
Horsforth, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Died20 October 1959(1959-10-20) (aged 66)
Political partyConservative
Alma materUniversity of Leeds
Military service
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Branch/serviceArmy
Battles/warsWorld War I

He was born in Horsforth, Yorkshire,[1] and educated at Woodhouse Grove School, Leeds Grammar School and the University of Leeds. He served in the Yorkshire Hussars during World War I and was appointed a member of the British Military Commission to the United States. He was awarded a DSO in 1918.

He was elected as Member of Parliament for the Buckrose constituency in the East Riding of Yorkshire at a by-election in 1926, following the resignation of the Conservative MP Guy Gaunt. He held the seat until the 1945 general election, when the Labour Party did not contest the seat and he was defeated by the Liberal Party candidate George Wadsworth. He was knighted in that year and was director of a number of companies.

Braithwaite returned to the House of Commons at a by-election in 1951, as MP for Harrow West, succeeding the Conservative Norman Bower, who had resigned. He held the seat until his death by suicide in 1959, weeks after retaining the seat in that year's general election.[2]

References

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  1. ^ 1901 England Census
  2. ^ "Albert Newby Braithwaite – an original Pal, with American connections". 30 April 2018.
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Buckrose
19261945
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Harrow West
19511959
Succeeded by