Person Open DS/UK/7222 Gammans; Sir; David (1895-1957); 1st Baronet; British Conservative politician Gammans David Sir 1895-1957 British Conservative politician Male

Sir Leonard David Gammans, 1st Baronet (10 November 1895 – 8 February 1957), known as David Gammans, was a British Conservative Party politician. He was first elected to Parliament at a by-election in 1941, following the death of the Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Hornsey, Euan Wallace. Gammans held the North London seat until his own death in 1957, aged 61. The resulting 1957 Hornsey by-election was won for the Conservatives by his wife Muriel, known as Lady Gammans. In Winston Churchill's 1951-55 government, he served as Assistant Postmaster-General, under Earl De La Warr. Gammans was made a baronet, of Hornsey in the County of Middlesex in 1956. The baronetcy became extinct on his death. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHhbaulcombe 8/27/2013 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 d893a6a9-0ee6-4cfa-b24f-bc257c15bcd6