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Gerald Williams (politician)

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Lieutenant-Commander[1] Gerald Wellington Williams JP (1903–1989)[2] was a British Conservative politician. He was elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Tonbridge at the 1945 general election, and was re-elected at the next three elections. He resigned his seat in 1956 through appointment as Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds.[3] He served as a Justice of the Peace in 1957, and was made High Sheriff of Kent in 1968.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "Burke's Peerage - Preview Family Record". Burke's Peerage. Retrieved 18 January 2009.
  2. ^ "Gerald Wellington Williams (1903-1989), MP". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 18 January 2009.
  3. ^ Department of Information Services (9 June 2009). "Appointments to the Chiltern Hundreds and Manor of Northstead Stewardships since 1850" (PDF). House of Commons Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2011. Retrieved 30 November 2009.
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Tonbridge
19451956
Succeeded by
Honorary titles
Preceded by
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High Sheriff of Kent
1968
Succeeded by
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