Tudor Walters
| The Right Honourable Sir Tudor Walters PC |
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|---|---|
| Paymaster-General | |
| In office 26 October 1919 – 19 October 1922 |
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| Monarch | George V |
| Prime Minister | David Lloyd George |
| Preceded by | Sir Joseph Compton-Rickett |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| In office 4 September 1931 – 5 November 1931 |
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| Monarch | George V |
| Prime Minister | Ramsay MacDonald |
| Preceded by | Vacant |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Rochester |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1868 16 July 1933 |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Liberal |
Sir John Tudor Walters PC (1868 – 16 July 1933), was a British architect, surveyor and Liberal politician.[1] He served as Paymaster-General under David Lloyd George from 1919 to 1922 and once again briefly in 1931 under Ramsay MacDonald.
[edit] Political career
Walters was elected Member of Parliament for Sheffield Brightside at the 1906 general election[2] and was knighted in 1912.[3] He served as Paymaster-General in the Government of David Lloyd George from 1919 to 1922[4] and was sworn of the Privy Council in 1919. He lost his seat at Sheffield at the 1922 general election.[5] He tried unsuccessfully to get back into the House of Commons in 1923 at Pudsey and Otley in the West Riding of Yorkshire.[6] He did however return to Parliament at the 1929 general election as Liberal MP for the Cornish seat of Penryn and Falmouth. He was once again briefly Paymaster-General from September to November 1931 under Ramsay MacDonald. He stood down from parliament at the 1931 general election.[7]
[edit] References
- ^ The Times House of Commons, 1910; Politico's Publishing, 2004 p49
- ^ The Times House of Commons, 1910; Politico's Publishing, 2004 p49
- ^ London Gazette: no. 28588. p. 1746. 8 March 1912.
- ^ The Times House of Commons 1929; Politico's Publishing, 2003 p72
- ^ F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow, 1949 p235
- ^ F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow, 1949 p521
- ^ F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow, 1949 p313
[edit] External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir Tudor Walters
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by James Hope |
Member of Parliament for Sheffield Brightside 1906–1922 |
Succeeded by Arthur Ponsonby |
| Preceded by George Pilcher |
Member of Parliament for Penryn and Falmouth 1929–1931 |
Succeeded by Maurice Petherick |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Sir Joseph Compton-Rickett |
Paymaster-General 1919–1922 |
Vacant
Title next held by
Neville Chamberlain |
| Vacant
Title last held by
The Lord Arnold |
Paymaster-General 1919–1922 |
Succeeded by The Lord Rochester |
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