Arthur Walters Wills (1868-17 November 1948), was a British
Liberal Party
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politician.
Background
He was a son of George Wills of
Moretonhampstead
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,
Devon
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. He was educated at
Harrow and
Trinity College, Cambridge
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. He married in 1908, Margery Eyre-Walker of
Byfleet
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,
Surrey
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. They had two sons and two daughters.
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Legal career
He took honours in law in 1890. As a
Barrister-at-law
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, he was
called to Bar in 1894 and joined the Western Circuit.
Political career
He sat as
Liberal
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MP for
Dorset North from January 1905 to January 1910. He was elected at the first time of asking at the
North Dorset by-election in January 1905 when he gained the seat from the Conservatives.
He held the seat a year later at the 1906 General Election.
He lost his seat back to the Conservatives at the January 1910 General Election. He failed to re-gain his seat at the general election 11 months later;
He did not stand for parliament again.
[British parliamentary election results 1885-1918]
Sources
*Who Was Who
*British parliamentary election results 1885–1918, Craig, F. W. S.
References
External links
*
*Who Was Who; http://www.ukwhoswho.com
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1868 births
1948 deaths
Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
UK MPs 1900–1906
UK MPs 1906–1910
People educated at Harrow School
Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge