Sir John Brunner, 2nd Baronet
Sir John Fowler Leece Brunner, 2nd Baronet was a British Liberal Party politician.
Biography
Brunner was the eldest son of industrialist Sir [John Brunner, 1st Baronet|Sir John Tomlinson Brunner]. On 8 September 1890 John got into difficulties whilst swimming in Lake Como, Italy. He was rescued by his younger brother, Sidney Herbert Brunner, who died in the process. Sidney's body was found on 10 September and buried beside the lake the next day.Career
John was elected at the 1906 [United Kingdom general election|1906 general election] as Parliament |Member of Parliament] for Leigh in Lancashire, serving on the Liberal benches with his father, MP for Northwich in Cheshire.When his father retired from Parliament at the January 1910 election, he was elected to succeed him as MP for Northwich, and held the seat until his defeat at the 1918 general election. On his father's death in 1919, he succeeded to the baronetcy.
He unsuccessfully contested the Southport seat at the 1922 general election, and won it at the 1923 general election, but was defeated again at the 1924 general election.
He stood again at the 1928 Cheltenham by-election, but came a poor second in the Conservative safe seat.
He was President of Manchester College, Oxford from 1928-1929.