Charles Williams (British politician)
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Charles Williams PC (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.
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 until 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
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Charles Williams
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Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Tavistock 1918–1922 |
Succeeded by Maxwell Ruthven Thornton |
Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Torquay 1924–1955 |
Succeeded by Sir Frederic Bennett |
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