Background
He was the son of Julius Drewe, the English businessman, retailer and entrepreneur.
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Cedric Drewe
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Lambert regained the seat at the next contest, the 1929 general election, and went on to represent South Molton until he retired from the Commons at the 1945 general election. Drewe returned to Parliament two years later, at the 1931 general election, for the Honiton constituency. He held the seat until he retired from Parliament at the 1955 general election.
He never held ministerial office, but was a Conservative whip for many years, and in Winston Churchill"s 1951-1955 government, he was the government"s deputy chief whip, with the formal title of Treasurer of the Household.
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34th United Kingdom Parliament. 36th United Kingdom Parliament. 37th United Kingdom Parliament.
38th United Kingdom Parliament.
39th United Kingdom Parliament. 40th United Kingdom Parliament]
At the 1924 general election, he was elected to the House of Commons as Member of Parliament (Member of Parliament) for South Molton in Devon, defeating the long-serving Liberal Member of Parliament, George Lambert, who had held the seat since 1891.
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Conservative Party