Friday, 9 February 2018
1819 Henry Guest
Constituency : East Dorset 1910, Pembroke and Haverfordwest 1910-18, Bristol North 1922-3, Plymouth Drake 1937-45 ( Conservative )
Henry kept East Dorset warm for his brother Frederick after his disqualification. He actually increased the majority
Henry was a son of Baron Wimborne. He was older than Frederick.He joined the army in 1892 and served in the Boer War and India. From 1907 he was a cavalry instructor.
In December 1910 Frederick was returned for East Dorset and Henry switched to Pembroke and Haverfordwest. He was a PPS from 1911 to 1915.
Henry served during World War One. He reached the rank of colonel.
In 1918 his seat was abolished and he switched to Wandsworth Central. Despite Henry having the coupon, the Unionists ran a candidate against him who won with 55 % of the vote. Henry was pushed into third by Labour.
In 1922 Henry retained Bristol North for the Lloyd George Liberals in a straight fight with Labour. In 1923 he finished runner up to Labour due to Unionist intervention. He left the seat for Frederick to re-take in 1924.
In 1937 Frederick, now a Conservative died and Henry took his seat at the by-election , himself now a Tory. He was pro-appeasement He was defeated by Labour in 1945.
Henry was director of an iron company.
He died in 1957 aged 83.
That concludes our look at the by-election victors of 1910.
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