Edward Wickham
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Lieutenant-Colonel Edward Wickham MVO |
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Member of Parliament for Taunton |
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In office 1935–1945 |
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| Preceded by | Andrew Hamilton Gault |
| Succeeded by | Victor Collins |
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| Born | 4 May 1890 |
| Died | 25 August 1957 (aged 67) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
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| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
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| Service/branch |
 British Army
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| Years of service | 1910–1935 |
| Rank |
 Lieutenant colonel
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| Unit | Central India Horse |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
Lieutenant-Colonel Edward Thomas Ruscombe Wickham MVO (4 May 1890 – 25 August 1957) was a Conservative Party politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Taunton from 1935 until 1945. He had previously worked in India, as an officer in the British Indian Army, and later a member of the Political Department. He accompanied the Shah of Persia and the King of Afghanistan during their respective tours of Europe. During his time as an MP, he served as a Parliamentary Private Secretary to two Secretaries of State for War, led a delegation to Australia and New Zealand, and visited a concentration camp soon after the Second World War.
Edward Thomas Ruscombe Wickham was born on 4 May 1890, to William James Richard Wickham, an officer in the British Indian Army, and his wife Mary Rose. In 1910, he graduated from the Royal Military College, Sandhurst and was assigned to the Indian Army as a second lieutenant. Two years later, serving in the 39th King George's Own Central India Horse Regiment, he was promoted to lieutenant. During the First World War, he was made a temporary captain, and then later a full captain, from September 1915, although it was not until the following September that he received the pay and allowances of the rank. After the First World War, he joined the Indian Political Department, and was temporarily granted the rank of lieutenant colonel "while specially employed" between August 1919 until November of the same year, and then again from December 1919 through to May 1921. In 1920, he was awarded the Order of the Lion and the Sun, 3rd Class by the Shah of Persia. In March 1928, ranking a major, he was appointed as a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO). He was the officer in attendance for the Shah of Persia during his tour of Europe, and adopted the same role later for the King of Afghanistan, Amānullāh Khān. He later became the Deputy Foreign Secretary to the Government of India, his final role in India. He retired from the Army in January 1935, at which point he was promoted to lieutenant colonel.
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