Lieutenant-ColonelSir Mathew Richard Henry Wilson, 4th Baronet, CSI, DSO (25 August 1875 – 17 May 1958) was a British landowner, soldier, and Unionist politician.
He inherited the baronetcy in 1914 and was elected MP in the same year for Bethnal Green South West, winning the by-election by a slim majority of 24 votes. He was reelected with a larger majority of 2,299 in 1918, but lost his seat to the Liberal candidate Percy Harris in 1922.
Matthew Wilson married Barbara Lister (1880–1943), a daughter of Thomas Lister, 4th Baron Ribblesdale, on 7 September 1905. They had three children:
mathew, wilson, baronet, lieutenant, colonel, mathew, richard, henry, wilson, baronet, august, 1875, 1958, british, landowner, soldier, unionist, politician, biography, editmathew, wilson, matthew, amcotts, wilson, baronet, 1853, 1914, wife, georgina, mary, ed. Lieutenant Colonel Sir Mathew Richard Henry Wilson 4th Baronet CSI DSO 25 August 1875 17 May 1958 was a British landowner soldier and Unionist politician Biography editMathew Wilson was the son of Sir Matthew Amcotts Wilson 3rd Baronet 1853 1914 and his wife Georgina Mary Lee He was educated at Harrow School and Downing College Cambridge He fought in the Second Boer War and the First World War and was Military Secretary to the Commander in Chief India His nickname in London society was Scatters He inherited the baronetcy in 1914 and was elected MP in the same year for Bethnal Green South West winning the by election by a slim majority of 24 votes He was reelected with a larger majority of 2 299 in 1918 but lost his seat to the Liberal candidate Percy Harris in 1922 Matthew Wilson married Barbara Lister 1880 1943 a daughter of Thomas Lister 4th Baron Ribblesdale on 7 September 1905 They had three children Sir Mathew Martin Wilson 5th Baronet 1906 1991 Anthony Thomas Wilson 1908 1979 Peter Cecil Wilson 1913 1984 References edit Sir Mathew Wilson The Times 20 May 1958 p 13 Parliament of the United Kingdom Preceded byCharles Masterman Member of Parliament for Bethnal Green South West1914 1922 Succeeded byPercy Harris Baronetage of the United Kingdom Preceded byMathew Amcotts Wilson Baronet1914 1958 Succeeded byMathew Martin Wilson nbsp nbsp nbsp This article about a Conservative Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom representing an English constituency and born in the 1870s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sir Mathew Wilson 4th Baronet amp oldid 1141916718, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
