Sir Percy Wilson Newson, 1st Baronet (4 April 1874 – 17 May 1950) was a British

United Kingdom

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 banker and jute

Jute

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 merchant in India

India

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Newson was born in Suffolk

Suffolk

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. 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

Imperial Bank of India

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 in 1921. He was knighted

Knight Bachelor

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 in the 1920 New Year Honours and created a Baronet

Baronet

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 in the 1921 Birthday Honours. He served as Conservative Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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 for Tamworth

Tamworth (UK Parliament constituency)

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from 1922 to 1923.

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