| SirHarold WebbeCBE DL | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Cities of London and Westminster Westminster Abbey (1939–1950) | |
| In office 17 May 1939 – 18 September 1959 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Sidney Herbert |
| Succeeded by | Sir Harry Hylton-Foster |
| Personal details | |
| Born | William Harold Webbe (1885-09-30)30 September 1885 Solihull, Warwickshire, England |
| Died | 22 April 1965(1965-04-22) (aged 79) Surrey, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Education | King Edward's School, Birmingham |
| Alma mater | Queens' College, Cambridge |
Sir William Harold Webbe, CBE DL (30 September 1885 – 22 April 1965) was a British politician. He was a Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) from 1939 to 1959.
Born in Solihull, Webbe was educated at King Edward's School, Birmingham and Queens' College, Cambridge, which he attended from 1904 to 1907. During World War I, he worked at the Ministry of Munitions. He worked as a director of several companies.
Webbe was a member of the London County Council from 1925 to 1949, representing Camberwell North West and then serving as an alderman, and he led the Municipal Reform Party on the council for 12 years. He was a Deputy Lieutenant of the County of London. On 17 May 1939, he was first elected to Parliament in a by-election in the London constituency of Westminster Abbey, following the death of Sir Sidney Herbert, Bt. He remained the seat's MP until it was abolished for the 1950 general election, when he was elected for the new constituency of the Cities of London and Westminster. He retired from Parliament at the 1959 general election. He died in Surrey aged 79.
References
- "Eminent Alumni". queens.cam.co.uk. Archived from the original on 6 May 2008. Retrieved 21 June 2008.
Sources
- The Times House of Commons 1955. 1955.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
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| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded bySir Sidney Herbert, Bt | Member of Parliament for Westminster Abbey 1939 – 1950 |
Constituency abolished |
| New constituency | Member of Parliament for the Cities of London & Westminster 1950 – 1959 |
Succeeded bySir Harry Hylton-Foster |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded byWilliam Ray | Leader of the Municipal Reform Party on London County Council 1934–1946 |
Succeeded byHenry Brooke as leader of the Conservative Party on London County Council |
- 1885 births
- 1965 deaths
- Alumni of Queens' College, Cambridge
- Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
- Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
- Deputy lieutenants of the County of London
- Members of London County Council
- UK MPs 1935–1945
- UK MPs 1945–1950
- UK MPs 1950–1951
- UK MPs 1951–1955
- UK MPs 1955–1959
- Municipal Reform Party politicians
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