Peter Agnew
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Sir Peter Garnett Agnew Bt. |
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| Member of Parliament for Camborne |
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In office 1931–1950 |
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| Preceded by | Leifchild Stratten Jones |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Member of Parliament for South Worcestershire |
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In office 1955–1966 |
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| Preceded by | Rupert De la Bère |
| Succeeded by | Kenneth Gulleford |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
9 July 1900 Bucklow, Cheshire |
| Died | 26 August 1990 (aged 90) Grove House, Grove Mount, Ramsey, Isle of Man |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Enid Frances Boan (1928-1982) Julie Marie Watson (1984-1987) |
| Children | Sir Quentin Agnew-Somerville, 2nd Baronet |
| Alma mater | Repton School |
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| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
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| Service/branch |
 Royal Navy
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| Years of service | 1918–1931 1939–1944 |
| Rank | Commander |
| Commands | HMS Ramsey |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Commander Sir Peter Garnett Agnew, 1st Baronet (9 July 1900 – 26 August 1990) was an officer in the Royal Navy and a Conservative Party politician.
Agnew was born in Bucklow, Cheshire, a son of C.L. Agnew of Knutsford. Educated at Repton School, he entered the Royal Navy on 25 October 1918, trained at the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, and was commissioned as a sub-lieutenant on 15 May 1921.
Receiving promotion to lieutenant on 15 April 1923, he served on the sloop Bluebell on the China Station from August 1923 until January 1925, before serving on the battlecruiser Renown from March 1926 until July 1927. After a term as Aide-de-camp to the Governor of Jamaica, he was assigned to the battleship Queen Elizabeth in August 1928, transferring to the Royal Yacht Victoria and Albert in May 1930. On 15 April 1931 he was promoted to lieutenant-commander, but retired from the Navy on 29 May at his own request.
Agnew was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for the Camborne constituency in Cornwall, at the 1931 general election. He served as Parliamentary Private Secretary to Walter Runciman, the President of the Board of Trade, in 1935-37, and to Sir Philip Sassoon, First Commissioner of Works, in 1937-39. He was an Assistant Government Whip in May–July 1945, and held the Conservative Whip from August 1945 until February 1950. Agnew held the seat until the constituency's abolition at the 1950 general election. He contested the constituency of Falmouth and Camborne, but lost to Harold Hayman.
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