the East Riding of Yorkshire at the 1922 general election, replacing the Liberal Algernon Moreing. Gaunt resigned from the House of Commons in 1926, when he was cited as co-respondent in the divorce case between Sir Richard Cruise and his wife. Family Gaunt married a widow, Mrs Margaret Elizabeth Worthington (daughter of Sir Thomas Wardle) at Hong Kong in 1904. She divorced him in 1927 following the scandal with Lady Cruise, and he retired to Tangier. He later remarried on 1 December 1932 a 35-year-old widow, Sybil Victoria Joseph, née Grant White and had two daughters. He returned to live in Cobham, Surrey and died at Woking Hospital on 18 May 1953 and was cremated. Gaunt's autobiography, The Yield of the Years, was published in 1940. His brother Ernest Gaunt was also an Admiral of the Royal Navy; his sister, Mary Gaunt, was a novelist. References Bibliography . . . . External links 1870 births 1959 deaths British autobiographers British expatriates in Morocco Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Hindu–German Conspiracy Australian Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Australian politicians awarded knighthoods People educated at Melbourne Grammar School People from Cobham, Surrey Royal Navy admirals Royal Navy personnel of World War I UK MPs 1922–1923 UK MPs 1923–1924 UK MPs 1924–1929 Liberal Party (UK) parliamentary candidates