Derrick Gunston, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Derrick Gunston

British politician

Date of Birth: 26-Feb-1891

Date of Death: 13-Jul-1985

Profession: politician

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Derrick Gunston

  • Sir Derrick Wellesley Gunston, 1st Baronet MC, (26 February 1891 – 13 July 1985) was a Unionist politician in the United Kingdom. Gunston served with the Irish Guards in World War I and was awarded the Military Cross in 1918.He was elected at the 1924 general election as Member of Parliament (MP) for the Thornbury constituency in Gloucestershire, and held the seat until his defeat at the 1945 general election by the Labour Party candidate Joseph Alpass. In February 1938, he was made a Baronet, of Wickwar in the County of Gloucester.In 1943 he was on a British Parliamentary Commission to investigate the future of Newfoundland and Labrador; the other members were Charles Ammon (Chairman) and A.
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