John Burman
Sir John Bedford Burman, JP (6 October 1867 – 4 March 1941) was Conservative MP for Birmingham Duddeston.
A sometime journalist, he was elected in 1923, re-elected in 1924, but lost the seat to Labour in 1929. He was then Lord Mayor of Birmingham from 1931 to 1932. He received a knighthood in the Birthday Honours for 1936.[1]
His son, John Charles Burman, was Lord Mayor of Birmingham from 1947 to 1949.[citation needed]
References
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs[usurped]
- Craig, F.W.S. British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1945
- Whitaker's Almanack, 1924 to 1931 editions
- ^ John Burman, FRHistS, The Burman Chronicle: The Story of a Warwickshire Family (Birmingham: Cornish Brothers Limited, 1940), p. 87.
References
- Portraits of Sir John Bedford Burman at the National Portrait Gallery, London
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