Philip Whitwell Wilson

Philip Whitwell Wilson (1875–1956) was a British Liberal politician, writer and journalist.

Politics

At the 1906 general election, he was elected as the Liberal Member of Parliament for St Pancras South, winning the seat from the Liberal Unionists by the slender margin of 61 votes. The Liberal Unionists regained the seat at the January 1910 general election and Wilson switched to the Westmorland seat of Appleby, which he contested unsuccessfully at the December 1910 general election, finishing second.^[1]

Career

In 1910 he became the parliamentary correspondent for the Daily News, a position he held for the next twelve years. He was also the American correspondent for the Daily News. He wrote a number of religious books.^[2]

References

^ Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 43. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
^ A Liberal Chronicle - Journals and Papers of J.A.Pease, 1908-1910

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Herbert Merton Jessel	Member of Parliament for St Pancras South 1906 – January 1910	Succeeded by Herbert Merton Jessel

Persondata
Name	Wilson, Philip Whitwell
Alternative names
Short description	Member of the United Kingdom Parliament
Date of birth	1875
Place of birth
Date of death	1956
Place of death