Thomas Kellock
His Honour Thomas Oslaf Kellock QC (4 July 1923 – 12 January 1993), was a British Judge, Liberal Party politician and leading figure in the Anti-Apartheid Movement.
Background
He was the son of surgeon Thomas Herbert Kellock of Cambridge and Margaret Brooke. He was educated at Rugby School and Clare College, Cambridge. In 1967 he married Jane Ursula Symonds.[1]
Professional career
He was barrister and a member of the chambers of former Liberal MP Dingle Foot.
Political career
He was elected a member of the Liberal Party council.[2] He was Liberal candidate for the Torquay division of Devon at the 1959 General Election. He was Chairman of the Anti-Apartheid Movement from 1963–65.[3] He was Liberal candidate for the Kensington South division at the 1966 General Election. He was Liberal candidate for the Kensington South division at the 1968 Kensington South by-election. He was Liberal candidate for the Harwich division of Essex at the October 1974 General Election. He did not stand for parliament again.[4] He was actively involved in Liberal International as Chairman of the British section.
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Frederic Bennett | 29,527 | 56.79 | ||
| Labour | WV Cooper | 11,784 | 22.66 | ||
| Liberal | Thomas Kellock | 10,685 | 20.55 | ||
| Majority | 17,743 | 34.12 | |||
| Turnout | 76.91 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William Roots | 21,050 | 65.1 | ||
| Labour | J.V. Rosenhead | 6,419 | 19.8 | ||
| Liberal | Thomas Kellock | 4,871 | 15.1 | ||
| Majority | 14,631 | 45.2 | |||
| Turnout | 55,660 | 58.1 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Brandon Rhys-Williams | 16,489 | 75.5 | ||
| Liberal | Thomas Kellock | 2,742 | 12.6 | ||
| Labour | Clive Bradley | 1,874 | 8.6 | ||
| Independent | Sinclair Eustace | 675 | 3.1 | ||
| Independent | William Gold | 59 | 0.3 | ||
| Majority | 13,747 | 63.0 | |||
| Turnout | 40.0 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Julian Ridsdale | 29,963 | 46.7 | +1.1 | |
| Labour | JB Fryer | 19,135 | 29.8 | +3.5 | |
| Liberal | Thomas Kellock | 15,048 | 23.5 | −4.6 | |
| Majority | 10,828 | 16.9 | −0.6 | ||
| Turnout | 64,146 | 72.3 | −8.4 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -1.2 | |||
See also
- Anti-Apartheid Movement
- Torquay (UK Parliament constituency)
- Kensington South (UK Parliament constituency)
- 1968 Kensington South by-election
- Harwich (UK Parliament constituency)
- Liberal International
External links
- Kellock's page at the National Portrait Gallery:http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp81261/thomas-oslaf-kellock
- Obituary, The Independent: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-his-honour-thomas-kellock-1470260.html
References
- ^ ‘KELLOCK, His Honour Thomas Oslaf’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2014; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014 ; online edn, April 2014 accessed 5 Sept 2014
- ^ The Times House of Commons, 1959
- ^ ‘KELLOCK, His Honour Thomas Oslaf’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2014; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014 ; online edn, April 2014 accessed 5 Sept 2014
- ^ British parliamentary election results 1918-1949, Craig, F.W.S.
- ^ "Politics Science Resources".