Lieutenant-Colonel Sir William Abraham Edward Wayland (1 September 1869 – 15 July 1950) was an

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politician and farmer. He sat in the

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from 1927 to 1945. Wayland was educated at Marlowes College. He served as Mayor of

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from 1914 to 1920, for which he was

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in the 1920 New Year Honours. He was elected as the

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(MP) for

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at a by-election in November 1927, holding the seat until he retired in 1945 because of a wish expressed by party leaders that no candidate should be aged over 70. In 1931, the Conservative

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was withdrawn from him when he supported Sir Ernest Petter, standing as an Independent Conservative against the official Conservative candidate, in the

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by-election, but it was restored before the

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later that year. Wayland served as chairman of the

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Movement from 1927 to 1948.

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References

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'', 17 July 1950

External links

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"Sir William Wayland to Introduce Bill" - The Glasgow Herald

"British Empire's Reply to Russian Five-Year Plan" - Ottawa Citizen
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wayland, William 1869 births 1950 deaths Mayors of places in Greater London Knights Bachelor Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1924–1929 UK MPs 1929–1931 UK MPs 1931–1935 UK MPs 1935–1945 English farmers British Army officers Politics of Canterbury Members of Deptford Metropolitan Borough Council