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Sir Roger Conant, 1st Baronet

Sir Roger Conant, 1st Baronet is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Sir Roger Conant, 1st Baronet rather than just read about it. In short: Sir Roger John Edward Conant, 1st Baronet, CVO, DL (28 May 1899 – 30 March 1973) was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for more than 25 years between 1931 and 1959.

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Reference excerpt

Sir Roger John Edward Conant, 1st Baronet, CVO, DL (28 May 1899 – 30 March 1973) was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for more than 25 years between 1931 and 1959. Born in Kensington, London, he was an unsuccessful candidate in the Chesterfield constituency at the 1929 general election, but won the seat at the 1931 general election when the Labour Party split over Ramsay MacDonald's formation of the National Government. He lost the Chesterfield seat at the 1935 general election, but after the retirement in 1937 of Stanley Baldwin, he was returned to Parliament at a by-election for Baldwin's Bewdley constituency in Worcestershire. He held the seat until its abolition for the 1950 general election, when he was elected as MP for Rutland and Stamford. Appointed a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) in the 1953 Coronation Honours, Conant was created a baronet on 30 June 1954. Sir Roger retired from the House of Commons at the 1959 general election. He died in 1973 in Chelsea.

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References

Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X. Leigh Rayment's list of baronets Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

External links Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir Roger Conant

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Sir Roger Conant, 1st Baronet

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Example 2 — changing one variable

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Sir Roger Conant, 1st Baronet ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Sir Roger Conant, 1st Baronet

In research: Sir Roger Conant, 1st Baronet appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Sir Roger Conant, 1st Baronet in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Sir Roger Conant, 1st Baronet is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1899 births, 1973 deaths, Commanders of the Royal Victorian Order, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Sir Roger Conant, 1st Baronet outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

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