Leonard Ropner [SEP] date of death
Leonard Ropner
Colonel Sir Leonard Ropner, 1st Baronet, DL MC (26 February 1895 – 12 October 1977) was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom.
Background.
Ropner was the son of William Ropner, third son of Sir Robert Ropner, 1st Baronet. Leonard's grandfather, Sir Robert, had come from Germany in 1857 and founded a fleet of merchant ships; as MP he represented Stockton-on-Tees.
He was educated at Oatlands, Harrogate and Harrow, obtaining a scholarship to
. He was defeated at the 1923 general election, losing by six votes to the Conservative Party candidate, Leonard Ropner.
Herriots stood again unsuccessfully at the 1924 election, but regained the seat at the 1929 general election. He was ousted again at the 1931 general election, this time by the Conservative Roland Jennings, and did not stand again. However, he did win election to Sedgefield Rural District Council in 1934, serving until his death, the following year.