Alfred James Chotzner
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Alfred James Chotzner was a British judge and Conservative
politician.
He was the son of Joseph Chotzner
, a notable rabbi. Alfred was educated at Cambridge University, and afterwards entered the Indian Civil Service, rising to become a High Court judge. In 1931 Chotzner was elected as a Member of Parliament
for Upton
, but resigned
his seat in 1934.
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
politician.
He was the son of Joseph Chotzner
Joseph Chotzner
Reverend Joseph Chotzner was the first rabbi of the Jewish community in Belfast, Ireland. Rev. Chotzner served from 1870-1880 at the helm of the Belfast Synagogue....
, a notable rabbi. Alfred was educated at Cambridge University, and afterwards entered the Indian Civil Service, rising to become a High Court judge. In 1931 Chotzner was elected as a Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Upton
Upton (UK Parliament constituency)
Upton was a parliamentary constituency in the Borough of West Ham in the South-West of Essex , which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.The constituency was created for the 1918...
, but resigned
Resignation from the British House of Commons
Members of Parliament sitting in the House of Commons in the United Kingdom are technically forbidden to resign. To circumvent this prohibition, a legal fiction is used...
his seat in 1934.