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Harry Warden Stanley Chilcott
Lieutenant-Commander Sir Harry Warden Stanley Chilcott, (11 March 1871 – 8 March 1942), also known as Warden Chilcott, was Conservative MP for Liverpool Walton. During the First World War, he served with the Royal Naval Air Service in France. A flamboyant self-made businessman and sportsman, he was elected with the backing of the Coalition government in 1918, was returned unopposed in 1922 and 1923, was elected again in 1924, and stood down in 1929. He was knighted in 1922. Chilcott was a close friend of both Foreign Secretary Sir Austen Chamberlain and Ivy Chamberlain, the couple's "infatuation" with Chilcott which was "inexplicable to almost everyone". He arranged for Chamberlain to meet foreign statesmen on his yacht ''Dolphin'', including Benito Mussolini, whom both admired. Their relationship was severed in 1935, after Chilcott behaved badly toward the Queen of Spain when Chilcott and the Chamberlains were holidaying in Corsica Corsica ( , Upper , Southern ; it, Cors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liverpool Walton (UK Parliament Constituency)
Liverpool, Walton is a List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies, constituency represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, UK Parliament since 2017 by Dan Carden of the Labour Party (UK), Labour Party. Carden won the highest percentage share of the vote in June 2017 of 650 constituencies, 85.7%. It is the safest Labour seat in the United Kingdom, and the safest seat in the country having been won by 85% of the vote in the most recent election in 2019. Boundaries 1918–1950: The County Borough of Liverpool wards of Fazakerley, Walton, and Warbreck. 1950–1955: As above plus the civil parish of Aintree in the Rural District of West Lancashire. 1955–1983: The County Borough of Liverpool wards of County, Fazakerley, Pirrie, and Warbreck. 1983–2010: The City of Liverpool wards of Anfield, Breckfield, County, Fazakerley, Melrose, and Warbreck. 2010–present: The City of Liverpool wards of An ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
