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Arthur Dean (British politician)

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Arthur Wellesley Dean (27 August 1857 – 7 February 1929)[1] was a Conservative Party[2] politician in the United Kingdom.

Dean of Carlton Scroop Manor, Grantham,[3] was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Holland with Boston at a by-election in July 1924[4] and re-elected at the general election in November 1924.[5] He held the seat until his death in early 1929.[1] The resulting by-election for his seat was won by the Liberal Party candidate James Blindell,[6] the Liberals' last by-election gain until the 1958 Torrington by-election.

References

  1. ^ a b Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "H" (part 3)
  2. ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 414. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
  3. ^ Central News. "Holland Division by election. Mr Arthur Wellesley Dean, of Carlton Scroop Manor, Grantham, is the Conservative candidate for the Holland Division of Lincolnshire, and has been nursing the constituency for some time. Mr A Wellesley Dean. 5 July 1924". Europeana. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  4. ^ "No. 32962". The London Gazette. 5 August 1924. p. 5886.
  5. ^ "No. 32996". The London Gazette. 25 November 1924. p. 8527.
  6. ^ "No. 33480". The London Gazette. 26 March 1929. p. 2084.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
William Stapleton Royce
Member of Parliament for Holland with Boston
1924–1929
Succeeded by
James Blindell


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