William Woolley
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William Edward Woolley (17 March 1901 – 11 May 1989) was a National Liberal Party politician in the United Kingdom.
He was elected in 1940 as Member of Parliament for the Spen Valley constituency in West Yorkshire, at an unopposed by-election on 1st June. At the 1945 general election, he lost the seat to the Labour Party candidate Granville Sharp.
[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
Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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Preceded by Sir John Simon |
Member of Parliament for Spen Valley 1940–1945 |
Succeeded by Granville Maynard Sharp |