Herbert Mercer
Herbert Mercer | |
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 Mercer in 1923 | |
| Born | 7 January 1862 Boxley, Kent, England |
| Died | 8 February 1944 (aged 82) Sussex, England |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch | 3rd Dragoon Guards |
| Service years | 1881–1908 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Conflicts | Second Boer War |
Colonel Herbert Mercer (4 January 1862 – 8 February 1944) was a British Army officer and a Conservative politician and member of parliament in the 1920s.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Mercer was born on 7 January 1862 in Boxley, Kent, the son of Richard Mercer, a banker. He was educated at Harrow School and entered Trinity College, Cambridge in 1880.[1]
Military career
[edit | edit source]Mercer was commissioned in April 1881 as a second lieutenant in the Duke of Edinburgh's Own Edinburgh militia. In January 1884 he was appointed as a lieutenant in the 3rd Dragoon Guards.[2] Later as a major he served in the Boer War. During the First World War he commanded the 3rd Reserve Regiment.[3]
Parliamentary politics
[edit | edit source]Mercer was returned as the member of parliament for the Sudbury Division of Suffolk for the 1922 general election.[4] He lost the seat in the 1923 election to Liberal politician John Frederick Loverseed.[4]
Death
[edit | edit source]Mercer died on 8 February 1944 at Rotherfield, and was buried at Stradishall.[1] He had married in 1906 Elizabeth Bower, daughter of Thomas Bower of Stradishall Place, Suffolk.[5]
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