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Alfred James Chotzner (28 March 1873 – 12 February 1958) was a British judge in colonial India and Conservative politician.
Alfred Chotzner was the son of Joseph Chotzner, a notable rabbi. Born in Belfast, he was educated at Harrow and St John's College, Cambridge, where he graduated BA in 1895 and won the Browne medal, and afterwards entered the Indian Civil Service, rising to become a High Court judge.[1] In 1931 Chotzner was elected as a Member of Parliament for Upton, but resigned his seat in 1934.[2][3] He retired to Hove in Sussex and died there in 1958.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Chotzner, Alfred James (CHTR892AJ)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ↑ Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 275. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- ↑ C. D. Lippe, Bibliographisches Lexikon, i. 66
Bibliography
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- 1958 deaths
- Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge
- Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
- UK MPs 1931–1935
- Jewish British politicians
- Indian Civil Service (British India) officers
- Judges of the Calcutta High Court
- People educated at Harrow School
- Conservative MP for England, 1870s birth stubs