Sir Cuthbert Quilter, 2nd Baronet

Sir William Eley Cuthbert Quilter, 2nd Baronet (17 July 1873 – 18 September 1952)^[1] was an English Conservative Party politician.

Quilter was the son of the Liberal politician Sir William Quilter, 1st Baronet (1841–1911). His younger brother was the composer Roger Quilter.

He commissioned a house designed by Detmar Blow, and built in South Street, Mayfair, London, in 1902-1903. It was later the home of Lord Dunglass, the birthplace of Sir Alec Douglas-Home, and the home of Dame Barbara Cartland.^[3]

He was elected at the January 1910 general election as Member of Parliament (MP) for Sudbury in Suffolk,^[4] a constituency held by his father until 1906. He held the seat until the 1918 general election, when he did not stand again.^[5]

References

^ Leigh Rayment's baronetage pages: Q^[usurped]
^ "No. 27419". The London Gazette. 25 March 1902. p. 2081.
^ "For Sale in London: Bestselling Writer Dame Barbara Cartland's Former Mansion". Dirt. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
^ Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [First published 1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 394. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
^ Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [First published 1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 471. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by William Heaton-Armstrong	Member of Parliament for Sudbury January 1910 – 1918	Succeeded by Stephen Howard
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by William Quilter	Baronet (of Bawdsey Manor) 1911 – 1952	Succeeded by John Raymond Cuthbert Quilter

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