Leslie Pym
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Leslie Ruthven Pym (24 May 1884 – 17 July 1945) was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom.
He was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Monmouth in South Wales at a by-election in 1939. He represented the constituency in the House of Commons until death during the 1945 general election. Polling took place on 5 July 1945. Pym died 12 days later, but nine days before the declaration of the result. He was declared posthumously elected on 26 July 1945, provoking a by-election in his Monmouth constituency. That contest was won by Peter Thorneycroft.
In the war-time coalition government, he was a government whip.
Pym is a descendant of the 17th century Parliamentarian John Pym. His son Francis (1922-2008) was later a Conservative MP and Cabinet minister.
[edit] References
- Craig, F. W. S. [1969] (1983). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949, 3rd edition, Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
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Member of Parliament for Monmouth 1939–1945 |
Succeeded by Peter Thorneycroft |
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