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Wilfred Sugden
Sir Wilfrid Hart Sugden (8 December 1879 – 27 April 1960) was a Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. A Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) for fourteen years, he represented three different constituencies, losing his seat twice and losing in three other elections which he contested. Early life and career Sugden was born in Bolton, Lancashire, the son of William Arthur and Isabella Sugden.''England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975'' He was educated at London University and abroad. He became a constructional engineer and served in the Royal Engineers during the First World War. Sugden changed course later in life, being called to the Bar by the Middle Temple in 1928, when he was nearing 50. Political life He was elected at the 1918 United Kingdom general election, 1918 general election as MP for Royton (UK Parliament constituency), Royton in Lancashire. He was returned with a reduced majority at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, officially the Conservative and Unionist Party and also known colloquially as the Tories, is one of the Two-party system, two main political parties in the United Kingdom, along with the Labour Party (UK), Labour Party. It is the current Government of the United Kingdom, governing party, having won the 2019 United Kingdom general election, 2019 general election. It has been the primary governing party in Britain since 2010. The party is on the Centre-right politics, centre-right of the political spectrum, and encompasses various ideological #Party factions, factions including One-nation conservatism, one-nation conservatives, Thatcherism, Thatcherites, and traditionalist conservatism, traditionalist conservatives. The party currently has 356 Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Members of Parliament, 264 members of the House of Lords, 9 members of the London Assembly, 31 members of the Scottish Parliament, 16 members of the Senedd, Welsh Parliament, 2 D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
