Reginald Purbrick

Reginald Purbrick (1877 – 6 November 1950) was a Conservative Party politician elected as Member of Parliament for Liverpool Walton between 1929 and 1945,[1] notable for asking then Prime Minister Winston Churchill, whether the Royal Air Force would consider bombing Dresden and other East German cities.[2]

In 1925, Purbrick and his family purchased the Tahbilk winery in Australia.[3][4][5]

References

  1. ↑ "Mr Reginald Purbrick", Hansard, 1803–2005 → People (P), UK Parliament. Retrieved 22 December 2013
  2. ↑ Nicholson Baker, The Way the World Works, Publ. Simon and Schuster, 2012, ISBN 1471102688, 9781471102684, 336 pages (ref)
  3. ↑ Graeme Lofts, Heart and Soul: Australia's First Families of Wine, Publ. John Wiley & Sons, 2012, ISBN 1742469264, 9781742469263, 400 pages. (ref)
  4. ↑ Nicholas Faith, Australia's Liquid Gold, Publ. Hachette UK, 2003, ISBN 1845336097, 9781845336097, 272 pages (ref)
  5. ↑ David Dunstan, "Wines with a 120-year history", The Sydney Morning Herald, 6 Dec 1981, page 176
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Harry Warden Stanley Chilcott		 Member of Parliament for Liverpool Walton
1929 – 1945 		Succeeded by
James Haworth
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