William Wellwood
Captain William Wellwood MC (1893 – 28 Jun 1971)[1] was the Ulster Unionist Party MP for Londonderry in the Westminster Parliament from 1951 to 1955.
Following the resignation of incumbent MP Ronald Ross, Wellwood was elected unopposed in a by-election on 19 May 1951.[2][3] He was one of the last four MPs to be unopposed in a general election, on 25 October 1951.
He retired at the United Kingdom general election, 1955, and was replaced by Robin Chichester-Clark.
References
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 4)
- ↑ http://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/dldy.htm
- ↑ http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/39236/pages/2875/page.pdf
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| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Sir Ronald Ross, Bt |
Member of Parliament for Londonderry 1951–1955 |
Succeeded by Robin Chichester-Clark |
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