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British Army officer and Member of Parliament
Major-General Sir
Edward Spears
Bt, KBE, CB, MC
Sir Edward Louis Spears in court uniform c. 21 May 1942
Born
(1886-08-07)7 August 1886 Passy, Paris, France
Died
27 January 1974(1974-01-27) (aged 87) Ascot, England
Allegiance
United Kingdom
Service/branch
British Army
Years of service
1903–1919; 1940–1946
Rank
Major-General
Unit
8th Hussars
Awards
Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire 1941, Companion of the Order of the Bath 1919, Military Cross 1915,
Relations
Married to Mary ('May') Borden-Turner, one son
Other work
Chairman of Ashanti Goldfields 1945–1971; Chairman of Institute of Directors 1948–1966
Member of Parliament for Carlisle
In office 27 October 1931 – 15 June 1945
Preceded by
George Middleton
Succeeded by
Edgar Grierson
Member of Parliament for Loughborough
In office 15 November 1922 – 9 October 1924
Preceded by
Oscar Guest
Succeeded by
Frank Rye
Major-General Sir Edward Louis Spears, 1st Baronet, KBE, CB, MC (7 August 1886 – 27 January 1974) was a British Army officer and Member of Parliament noted for his role as a liaison officer between British and French forces in two world wars. From 1917 to 1920 he was head of the British Military Mission in Paris, ending the war as a Brigadier-General. Between the wars he served as a Member of the British House of Commons, before once again becoming as Anglo-French liaison officer, this time as a Major-General, in the Second World War.
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