William Craven-Ellis
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William Craven Craven-Ellis (1880 – 17 December 1959), born William Craven Ellis was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom.
Ellis was educated at Manchester Grammar School, and became a senior partner of Ellis & Sons, Valuers and Surveyors. He assumed the name Craven-Ellis by deed poll in 1931.[1]
At the 1929 general election, he unsuccessfully conested the safe Labour-held seat of Barnsley, where he came third with only 15% of the votes.
At the 1931 general election, he was elected as Member of Parliament for Southampton, and held the seat until his defeat at the 1945 general election. In the House of Commons, he was chair of the Parliamentary Monetary Committee from 1934 to 1944.
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- Craig, F. W. S. [1969] (1983). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949, 3rd edition, Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.
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| Preceded by Ralph Morley and Tommy Lewis |
Member of Parliament for Southampton 2-seat constituency (with Sir Charles Coupar Barrie, to 1940; Sir John Reith William Stanley Russell Thomas, 1940–1945) 1931–1945 |
Succeeded by Ralph Morley and Tommy Lewis |
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