Willoughby Dickinson, 1st Baron Dickinson
Willoughby Hyett Dickinson, 1st Baron Dickinson,
First World War.[1]
Background
Dickinson was the son of
County of Gloucester.[4] Lord Dickinson died in May 1943, aged 84, and was succeeded in the barony by his grandson Richard, his only son the Hon. Richard Sebastian Willoughby Dickinson having predeceased him. Willoughby Dickinson's sister, Frances May, an anaesthetist, was the first wife of surgeon Sir James Berry.[5]
Political career
He served as vice-chairman of the recently formed
Privy Counsellor in 1914. He did not stand for parliament again.[12] He was later secretary-general of the World Alliance for International Friendship, and from 1931 chairman of its International Council.[13] In 1930, he joined the Labour Party, but the following year he was part of the National Labour Organisation split.[7]
Electoral record
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward Robert Pacy Moon
|
3,056 | 56.6 | +4.9 | |
Liberal | Willoughby Dickinson | 2,345 | 43.4 | −4.4 | |
Majority | 711 | 13.2 | +9.3 | ||
Turnout | 5,401 | 71.2 | −4.4 | ||
Registered electors | 7,582 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +4.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Willoughby Dickinson | 4,094 | 60.8 | +17.4 | |
Conservative | Edward Robert Pacy Moon
|
2,643 | 39.2 | −17.4 | |
Majority | 1,451 | 21.6 | n/a | ||
Turnout | 6,737 | 84.0 | +12.8 | ||
Registered electors | 8,021 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +17.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Willoughby Dickinson | 4,970 | 58.0 | −2.8 | |
Conservative | H A Pakenham | 3,603 | 42.0 | +2.8 | |
Majority | 1,367 | 16.0 | −5.6 | ||
Turnout | 8,573 | 85.9 | +1.9 | ||
Registered electors | 9,977 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −2.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Willoughby Dickinson | 4,407 | 57.7 | −0.3 | |
Conservative | Arthur Moon | 3,230 | 42.3 | +0.3 | |
Majority | 1,177 | 15.4 | −0.6 | ||
Turnout | 7,637 | 76.5 | −9.4 | ||
Registered electors | 9,977 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −0.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | Unionist
|
John William Lorden
|
7,260 | 41.4 | −0.9 |
Liberal | Willoughby Dickinson | 5,596 | 32.0 | −25.7 | |
Labour | John Gilbert Dale | 4,651 | 26.6 | n/a | |
Majority | 1,664 | 9.4 | n/a | ||
Turnout | 33,747 | 51.9 | −24.6 | ||
Unionist gain from Liberal
|
Swing | +12.4 | |||
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist
|
John William Lorden
|
9,156 | 37.7 | −3.7 | |
Labour | John Gilbert Dale | 8,165 | 33.6 | +7.0 | |
Liberal | Willoughby Dickinson | 6,979 | 28.7 | −3.3 | |
Majority | 991 | 4.1 | −5.3 | ||
Turnout | 66.0 | +14.1 | |||
Unionist hold
|
Swing | −5.3 |
Arms
|
References
- ISBN 978-1-108-48917-1.
- ^ "Dickinson, Willoughby Hyett (DKN877WH)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ Lundy, Darryl. "p. 7400 § 73997 - Person Page 7400". The Peerage.[unreliable source]
- ^ "No. 33572". The London Gazette. 21 January 1930. p. 425.
- ^ "Berry, Sir James (1860–1946)". livesonline.rcseng.ac.uk. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ "London County Council". The Times. 14 March 1900. p. 3.
- ^ a b Cline, Catherine Ann (1963). Recruits to Labour. Syracuse, New York: Syracuse University Press. p. 157.
- ^ "Womens Enfranchisement Bill 1 (1907)". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). House of Commons. 15 February 1907. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ^ "Womens Enfranchisement Bill 1 (1908)". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). House of Commons. 28 February 1908. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- Sir John Simon and W. H. Dickinson, who helped ensure that it recommended granting the vote to women.[1]
- ^ Summary of 1912 Conciliation Bill debate; Dickinson quoted as, I regard this question of the women's franchise as part of the movement of civilisation.
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918–1973, FWS Craig
- ^ Mentioned in Nobel Peace Prize speech 1930, by Nathan Söderblom.
- ^ Debrett's Peerage. 2019. p. 2360.
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990. ISBN 9780333388471.[page needed]
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [better source needed]
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
- Lundy, Darryl. "FAQ". The Peerage.[unreliable source]