Wilmot was a member of the Independent Labour Party and the Fabian Society from age sixteen, and was a founder of the Lewisham Labour Party in 1919.[1] After three previous failed attempts, he was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Fulham East at a by-election in 1933, but lost his seat at the 1935 general election.[1][2] His victory in the Conservative-held seat at the by-election was something of a surprise. A correspondent reporting the result in The Glasgow Herald described his victory as "an unpleasant surprise", noting that while it was not expected that his Conservative opponent would hold the seat with "a large majority, there was a confident hope that he at least would win through. Certainly a Labour majority of 4840 was not in the picture." The same report argued various factors as bringing about his victory including apathy of Conservative and Liberal voters compared to the strong support he received from Labour electors. The report also argued that Germany's withdrawal from the League of Nations and the World Disarmament Conference had caused a "War scare" which Wilmot's supporters fully exploited to win votes, particularly from female voters in the constituency.[3]
Wilmot married Elsa Slate in 1928. He died at St George's Hospital on 22 July 1964, aged 71.[1]
Referencesedit
^ abcdePimlott, Ben (2004). "Wilmot, John Charles, Baron Wilmot of Selmeston (1893–1964), politician". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/36941. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
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^"East Fulham Election. Some Causes of the Labour Victory. Effect of International Events". The Glasgow Herald. 27 October 1933. p. 10. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
^"L.C.C. Estate at Tulse Hill". The Times. 24 November 1937. p. 11.
john, wilmot, baron, wilmot, selmeston, john, charles, wilmot, baron, wilmot, selmeston, april, 1893, july, 1964, british, labour, party, politician, served, under, clement, attlee, minister, aircraft, production, from, 1945, 1946, minister, supply, from, 1945. John Charles Wilmot 1st Baron Wilmot of Selmeston PC 2 April 1893 22 July 1964 was a British Labour Party politician He served under Clement Attlee as Minister of Aircraft Production from 1945 to 1946 and as Minister of Supply from 1945 to 1947 The Right HonourableThe Lord Wilmot of SelmestonPCMinister of Aircraft ProductionIn office 4 August 1945 1 April 1946Prime MinisterClement AttleePreceded byErnest BrownSucceeded byOffice abolishedMinister of SupplyIn office 3 August 1945 7 October 1947Prime MinisterClement AttleePreceded byAndrew Rae DuncanSucceeded byGeorge StraussPersonal detailsBornJohn Charles Wilmot2 April 1893 1893 04 02 London EnglandDied22 July 1964 1964 07 23 aged 71 London EnglandPolitical partyLabourAlma materKing s College London Contents 1 Early life 2 Political career 3 Personal life 4 References 5 External linksEarly life editWilmot was born in Woolwich in 1893 He was educated at Hither Green central school and went on to pursue evening classes at Chelsea Polytechnic and at King s College London 1 He worked in banking and served in the Royal Naval Air Service during World War I 1 Political career edit source source source source 1951 television interview Wilmot was a member of the Independent Labour Party and the Fabian Society from age sixteen and was a founder of the Lewisham Labour Party in 1919 1 After three previous failed attempts he was elected as Member of Parliament MP for Fulham East at a by election in 1933 but lost his seat at the 1935 general election 1 2 His victory in the Conservative held seat at the by election was something of a surprise A correspondent reporting the result in The Glasgow Herald described his victory as an unpleasant surprise noting that while it was not expected that his Conservative opponent would hold the seat with a large majority there was a confident hope that he at least would win through Certainly a Labour majority of 4840 was not in the picture The same report argued various factors as bringing about his victory including apathy of Conservative and Liberal voters compared to the strong support he received from Labour electors The report also argued that Germany s withdrawal from the League of Nations and the World Disarmament Conference had caused a War scare which Wilmot s supporters fully exploited to win votes particularly from female voters in the constituency 3 Wilmot was elected as an alderman of London County Council in November 1937 remaining a member until 1945 4 5 He returned to the House of Commons at another by election in 1939 as MP for Kennington 6 Wilmot was re elected to Parliament at the 1945 election for the Deptford constituency 7 and served in Clement Attlee s post war government as Minister of Aircraft Production from 1945 to 1946 when that office was abolished and as Minister of Supply from 1945 to 1947 He was admitted to the Privy Council in 1945 He retired from the House of Commons at the 1950 general election and was raised to the peerage as Baron Wilmot of Selmeston of Selmeston in the County of Sussex on 30 January 1950 8 Personal life editWilmot married Elsa Slate in 1928 He died at St George s Hospital on 22 July 1964 aged 71 1 References edit a b c d e Pimlott Ben 2004 Wilmot John Charles Baron Wilmot of Selmeston 1893 1964 politician Oxford Dictionary of National Biography online ed Oxford University Press doi 10 1093 ref odnb 36941 Subscription or UK public library membership required leighrayment com House of Commons Fairfield to Fylde South Archived from the original on 11 September 2018 Retrieved 14 September 2010 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link East Fulham Election Some Causes of the Labour Victory Effect of International Events The Glasgow Herald 27 October 1933 p 10 Retrieved 31 October 2020 L C C Estate at Tulse Hill The Times 24 November 1937 p 11 Stuart Ball ed 1999 Parliament and politics in the age of Churchill and Attlee the Headlam diaries 1935 1951 Camden Fifth Series Royal Historical Society and Cambridge University Press p 432 ISBN 978 0 521 66143 0 leighrayment com House of Commons Keighley to Kilkenny Archived from the original on 2 October 2018 Retrieved 14 September 2010 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link leighrayment com House of Commons Dagenham to Deritend Archived from the original on 3 October 2011 Retrieved 14 September 2010 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link No 38841 The London Gazette 14 February 1950 p 786 External links editHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by John Wilmot A film clip Longines Chronoscope with Lord John Wilmot is available for viewing at the Internet Archive Parliament of the United Kingdom Preceded bySir Kenyon Vaughan Morgan Member of Parliament for Fulham East1933 1935 Succeeded byHon William Astor Preceded bySir George Harvey Member of Parliament for Kennington1939 1945 Succeeded byCharles Gibson Preceded byWalter Green Member of Parliament for Deptford1945 1950 Succeeded byJack Cooper Political offices Preceded byErnest Brown Minister of Aircraft Production1945 1946 Office abolished Preceded byAndrew Duncan Minister of Supply1945 1947 Succeeded byGeorge Strauss Peerage of the United Kingdom New creation Baron Wilmot of Selmeston1950 1964 Extinct Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Wilmot 1st Baron Wilmot of Selmeston amp oldid 1199053988, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
