Walter Smiles
Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Walter Dorling Smiles
Rush ID: 5778
Details
- Born:
- 8 November 1883
- Died:
- 31 January 1953
- Birth place:
- Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland
- Gender:
- Male
- Ethnicity:
- Unknown
- Ethnic minority:
- No
- Religion:
- Unknown
- Aristocratic connections:
- false
- Formative occupation:
- Company director
- Election occupation:
- Company director
- Parentage:
- William Holmes Smiles, of Belfast
- Notes:
- Died in sinking of MV Princess Victoria in Irish Sea. Succeeded as MP by his daughter in 1953.
- Knighthood/Dame:
- Awarded in 1930
- Highest Office:
- Pps
- Who's Who volume:
- 4
- Education level:
- Secondary
References
- Rush ID:
- 5778
- MNIS ID:
- Not set
- Wikidata Entity ID:
- Q7945435
- Parliament ID:
- Not set
- Beamish Person ID:
- Not set
- They work for you ID:
- Not set
Name changes
- SMILES, Lieut-Colonel Sir Walter (1883-1953)
Constituencies
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Down North
Party: Conservative Year of election: 1950 Date of election: 23 February 1950 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: Continuation Year of exit: 1953* Date of exit: 31 January 1953 Party: Conservative Nature of exit: Death Sponsorship: None known Constituency connections: Direct Notes: None -
Down
Party: Conservative Year of election: 1945 Date of election: 5 July 1945 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: Continuation Year of exit: 1950 Date of exit: 23 February 1950 Party: Conservative Nature of exit: Boundary revision Sponsorship: None known Constituency connections: Direct Notes: None -
Blackburn
Party: Conservative Year of election: 1931 Date of election: 27 October 1931 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: First entry Year of exit: 1945 Date of exit: 5 July 1945 Party: Conservative Nature of exit: Relocation Sponsorship: None known Constituency connections: None known Notes: None
Ministerial offices
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PPS 1939-1940
to Sir Hugh O'Neill, as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for India and Burma
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PPS 1940
June-December 1940; to L.S. Amery, as Secretary of State for India and Burma
Other parliaments
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Assam Legislature
Member
1922-1930
Schools
Marriages
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Heighway, Margaret
Year: 1917
Relationships
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Parent of Patricia Ford
Parties
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Unionist Officer
Chairman 1952-1953
Political organisations
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EPA member
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British Legion member