Walter Harris Loveys (2 November 1920 – 7 March 1969), sometimes known as Bill Loveys, was a British farmer and

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politician. Loveys was educated at

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but had no interest in a further academic career, as he had a job waiting for him on the family farm. He built up a herd of

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cattle. Loveys married Muriel Helen Prior in 1944, and they had three children. In 1953, Loveys was made Chairman of

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Conservative Association, and elected to

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. On the council he chaired the Agricultural Education Committee. When Lancelot Joynson-Hicks, MP for

, inherited a peerage in 1958, Loveys was selected from 71 applicants to fight the byelection to replace him. The selection was somewhat controversial and some members of the Conservative Association were reported to be looking for an independent candidate to support instead, but such a candidate could not be found and Loveys duly won the seat. In Parliament Loveys was not a prominent member. He was Honorary Secretary of the House of Commons Motor Club, and also had his farming experience acknowledged in the horticulture sub-committee of the Conservative private members' committee on Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. He had already announced his retirement when he died at his home, near

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, on 7 March 1969, aged 48.

References

* M. Stenton and S. Lees, "Who's Who of British MPs" (Harvester Press, 1981) 1920 births 1969 deaths Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Members of West Sussex County Council People educated at Lancing College UK MPs 1955–1959 UK MPs 1959–1964 UK MPs 1964–1966 UK MPs 1966–1970 {{England-Conservative-UK-MP-1920s-stub