Herbert Mercer

Herbert Mercer
Born	7 January 1862 Boxley, Kent, England
Died	8 February 1944 (aged 82) Sussex, England
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	3rd Dragoon Guards
Years of service	1881-1908
Rank	Colonel
Battles/wars	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.

Family

Mercer was born on 7 January 1862 in Boxley, Kent the son of Richard Mercer a banker, he was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge. He married Elizabeth Bower in 1906.

Military Career

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.^[1] Later as a major he served in the Boer War. During the First World War he commanded the 3rd Reserve Regiment.^[2]

Parliamentary politics

Mercer was returned as the Member of Parliament for the Sudbury Division of Suffolk for the 1922 general election.^[3] He lost the seat in the 1923 election to Liberal politician John Frederick Loverseed.^[3]

References

1. The London Gazette: no. 25313. p. 432. 29 January 1884. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
2. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 28979. p. 9498. 17 November 1914. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
3. The House of Commons Constituencies beginning with "S"

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Herber Mercer