Arthur Marsden (politician)

Sir Arthur Marsden (1883 – 26 November 1960)[1][2] was a Royal Navy officer who became a British Conservative Party politician. He served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1931 to 1935 and from 1937 to 1950.

Marsden

Marsden was made a Royal Navy Sub-lieutenant on 15 November 1902[3] and was promoted to Lieutenant on 31 August 1904.[4] He later was promoted to Lieutenant Commander, and as such was in command of the Acasta-class destroyer HMS Ardent in 1916 at the Battle of Jutland. The Nassau-class battleship SMS Westfalen sank Ardent, but Marsden was commended for his service in the battle.[5][6] Later Marsden was promoted to Captain, and on 5 October 1920 he transferred to the Royal Navy Retired List.[7]

Political career

Marsden first stood for election to the House of Commons at the 1929 general election, when he unsuccessfully contested the Communist-held Northern division of Battersea. In a four-way contest, the seat was won by the William Sanders of the Labour Party, and when Labour's vote collapsed at the 1931 general election, Marsden won the seat from Sanders.[8]

Sanders regained the seat at the 1935 general election, but Marsden returned to Parliament two years later when he won a by-election in July 1937 in the safely-Conservative Chertsey division of Surrey. He held the seat until he retired from the Commons at the 1950 general election.[8]

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References
  1. "House of Commons constituencies beginning with "B" (part 1)". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. Archived from the original on 17 November 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2009.
  2. "House of Commons constituencies beginning with "C" (part 3)". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2009.
  3. "Viewing page 7937". The London Gazette (27621). 1 December 1903. p. 7937. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
  4. "Viewing page 6797". The London Gazette (27727). 25 October 1904. p. 6797. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
  5. "Viewing page 9068". Supplement to The London Gazette (29751). 15 September 1916. p. 9068, column 2. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
  6. "Viewing page 9072". Supplement to The London Gazette (29751). 15 September 1916. p. 9072. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
  7. "Viewing page 9891". The London Gazette (32081). 12 October 1920. p. 9891, column 1. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
  8. Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. pp. 3, 473. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
William Sanders		 Member of Parliament for Battersea North
1931 – 1935		 Succeeded by
William Sanders
Preceded by
Archibald Boyd-Carpenter		 Member of Parliament for Chertsey
1937 – 1950		 Succeeded by
Lionel Heald


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