Charles Williams (Torquay MP)
Charles Williams (21 April 1886 – 28 Oct 1955) was a Conservative Party politician in England. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for constituencies in Devon from 1918 to 1922, and from 1924 to 1955.
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He was elected to the House of Commons on his first attempt, as a Coalition Conservative candidate for the Tavistock constituency at the 1918 general election, defeating his Liberal Party opponent with a majority of 13% of the votes.[1] However, at the 1922 general election, the Liberal took the seat on a swing of over 10%.
At the 1923 election, he stood in Torquay, where he lost narrowly to the Liberal candidate.[2] He won the seat at the 1924 general election,[2] and represented Torquay in Parliament until his death at the aged of 69, a few months after being returned for the ninth time at the 1955 election.[3]
References
- Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 330. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 332. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- "UK General Election results May 1955". Richard Kimber's political science resources. Retrieved 28 March 2009.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Charles Williams
Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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Preceded by Sir John Spear |
Member of Parliament for Tavistock 1918–1922 |
Succeeded by Maxwell Thornton |
Preceded by P. Gilchrist Thompson |
Member of Parliament for Torquay 1924–1955 |
Succeeded by Sir Frederic Bennett |