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Charles Leolin Forestier-Walker
Sir Charles Leolin Forestier-Walker, 1st Baronet, (6 May 1866 – 13 May 1934) was a Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. Early life He was a younger son of Sir George Forestier-Walker, 2nd Baronet and the former Hon. Fanny Henrietta Morgan, a younger daughter of Charles Morgan, 1st Baron Tredegar. Among his siblings were Sir George Forestier-Walker, 3rd Baronet. His grandfather was Gen. Sir George Walker, 1st Baronet, Governor of Grenada who was a Groom of the Bedchamber to the Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex, Duke of Sussex. Career At the 1918 United Kingdom general election, 1918 general election, he was elected as Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) for Monmouth (UK Parliament constituency), Monmouth in Wales and held the seat until his death in 1934, aged 68. At the 1934 Monmouth by-election, consequent by-election, the Monmouth seat was held by the Conservatives. In addition to being an M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Member Of Parliament (United Kingdom)
In the United Kingdom, a Member of Parliament (MP) is an individual elected to serve in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons, the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Electoral system All 650 members of the UK House of Commons are elected using the first-past-the-post voting system in single member United Kingdom Parliament constituencies, constituencies across the whole of the United Kingdom, where each constituency has its own single representative. Elections All MP positions become simultaneously vacant for elections held on a five-year cycle, or when a snap election is called. Since the Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Act 2022, Parliament is automatically dissolved once five years have elapsed from its first meeting after an election. If a Vacancy (economics), vacancy arises at another time, due to death or Resignation from the British House of Commons, resignation, then a constituency vacancy may be filled by a by-election. Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |