John Marriott (British politician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John Marriott (British politician)

English historian and politician

Date of Birth: 17-Aug-1859

Place of Birth: Bowdon, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 06-Jun-1945

Profession: politician, historian

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Sir John Arthur Ransome Marriott (17 August 1859 – 6 June 1945) was a British educationist, historian, and Conservative Member of Parliament (MP). He taught modern history at Oxford University from 1884 to 1920.
He was an Honorary fellow, formerly fellow, lecturer and tutor in modern History, of Worcester College, Oxford. He was the Conservative MP for Oxford from 1917 to 1922, and for York from 1923 to 1929.
After defeat in 1929 he retired from active politics. During the course of his lifetime he wrote more than forty books on British and European history, as well as current political subjects. He was knighted in 1924.