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'''Sir Percy Wilson Newson, 1st Baronet''' (4 April 1874 – 17 May 1950) was a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[banker]] and [[jute]] merchant in [[India]]. | '''Sir Percy Wilson Newson, 1st Baronet''' (4 April 1874 – 17 May 1950) was a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[banker]] and [[jute]] merchant in [[India]]. | ||
Newson was born in [[Suffolk]], the son of Georgina Martha and William Henry Newson.<ref>https://famouskin.com/pedigree.php?name=136400+ranulph+fiennes&ahnum=1</ref> He was senior partner with [[Jardine, Skinner & Co]] in [[Calcutta]] and also became president of the [[Bank of Bengal]] in 1920 and Governor of the [[Imperial Bank of India]] in 1921. He was [[Knight Bachelor|knighted]] in the 1920 New Year Honours<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=31712 |date=30 December 1919 |page=3 |supp=y}}</ref> and created a [[baronet]] in the [[1921 Birthday Honours]].<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=32346 |date=4 June 1921 |page=4530 |supp=y}}</ref> He served as Conservative [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Tamworth (UK Parliament constituency)|Tamworth]] from 1922<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=32586 |date=24 January 1922 |page=628 }}</ref> to 1923.<ref>{{Rayment|date=February 2012}}</ref> He was the maternal grandfather of English explorer [[Ranulph Fiennes]]. | Newson was born in [[Suffolk]], the son of Georgina Martha and William Henry Newson.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://famouskin.com/pedigree.php?name=136400+ranulph+fiennes&ahnum=1|title = Ranulph Fiennes Pedigree Chart | Ranulph Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes | Ahnentafel No: 1 (136400)}}</ref> He was senior partner with [[Jardine, Skinner & Co]] in [[Calcutta]] and also became president of the [[Bank of Bengal]] in 1920 and Governor of the [[Imperial Bank of India]] in 1921. He was [[Knight Bachelor|knighted]] in the 1920 New Year Honours<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=31712 |date=30 December 1919 |page=3 |supp=y}}</ref> and created a [[baronet]] in the [[1921 Birthday Honours]].<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=32346 |date=4 June 1921 |page=4530 |supp=y}}</ref> He served as Conservative [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] for [[Tamworth (UK Parliament constituency)|Tamworth]] from 1922<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=32586 |date=24 January 1922 |page=628 }}</ref> to 1923.<ref>{{Rayment|date=February 2012}}</ref> He was the maternal grandfather of English explorer [[Ranulph Fiennes]]. | ||
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| title = [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Tamworth (UK Parliament constituency)|Tamworth]] | | title = [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] for [[Tamworth (UK Parliament constituency)|Tamworth]] | ||
| years = [[1922 United Kingdom general election|1922]]–[[1923 United Kingdom general election|1923]] | | years = [[1922 United Kingdom general election|1922]]–[[1923 United Kingdom general election|1923]] | ||
| before = [[Henry Wilson-Fox]] | | before = [[Henry Wilson-Fox]] | ||