Tuesday, 9 October 2018
2053 Graham Woodwark
Constituency : King's Lynn 1923-4
Graham took King's Lynn from the Tories at the second attempt in a three-cornered contest.
Graham was educated at King Edward VII Grammar School. He served in World War One and was wounded at the Somme.He was subsequently part of the British War Mission in America. He was a town councillor in King's Lynn and held a number of public appointments. He was a Lieutenant-Colonel in the Territorials. He received a CBE in 1920. In 1922 he came third in a tight contest.
In 1924, Graham was pushed into second as the Tories re-took the seat. He was Mayor of King's Lynn in 1926 and 1932. In 1931 he supported the Conservative candidate in the election and did so again in 1935 even with a Liberal candidate in the field.
Graham was a keen dog breeder, known for wire fox terriers. He competed at Cruft's.
He died in 1938 aged 64.
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