From: benlizro@ihug.co.nz   
      
   Now there's a name that was once familiar.   
   Born Surrey, 1890. Served in WWI.   
   First novel, _The Secret Battle_ (1919)   
   Trained as lawyer, though never practised.   
   Independent Member of Parliament 1935-1950.   
   Wrote a great deal, many things for _Punch_.   
   Lots more at   
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._P._Herbert   
   including his youthful image on what appears to be a cigarette card.   
   And his eccentric but real service in WWII.   
   And this list of "Styles":   
      
        1890–1914: Mr Alan Patrick Herbert   
        1914–1914: Ordinary Seaman A. P. Herbert   
        1914–1914: Able Seaman A. P. Herbert   
        1914–1915: Acting Leading Seaman A. P. Herbert   
        1915–1918: Sub-Lieutenant A. P. Herbert RNVR   
        1918–1935: Mr A. P. Herbert   
        1935–1939: A. P. Herbert MP   
        1939–1945: Petty Officer A. P. Herbert MP   
        1945–1950: Sir A. P. Herbert MP   
        1950–1970: Sir A. P. Herbert   
        1970–1971: Sir A. P. Herbert CH   
      
   Oh yes, he wrote some things about language (usage, new words).   
      
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    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)