Monday, 7 January 2019

2145 William Woolley


Constituency : Spen  Valley  1940-45  ( Liberal  National )

William  succeeded  John  Simon  when  the  latter  became  Lord  Chancellor. He  was  unopposed  due  to  the  wartime  truce.

In  1945  William  was  soundly  defeated  in  a  straight  fight  with  Labour.

He  died  in  1989  aged  88.

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