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William Wellwood

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Politician from Northern Ireland (1893–1971)

Captain William Wellwood MC (1893 – 28 Jun 1971) 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. He was one of the last four MPs to be unopposed in a general election, on 25 October 1951.

He retired at the 1955 United Kingdom general election, and was replaced by Robin Chichester-Clark.

References

  1. "The House of Commons - Constituencies Beginning With "L"". leighrayment.com. 14 August 2014. Archived from the original on 11 November 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. "Londonderry 1950-1970". www.ark.ac.uk.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded bySir Ronald Ross, Bt Member of Parliament for Londonderry
1951–1955 		Succeeded byRobin Chichester-Clark


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