Colonel Sir William Henry Houghton GastrellCMGTDFRGS (24 September 1852 – 11 April 1935) was Conservative MP for Lambeth North.[1][2][3][4]
He was born in Gloucestershire and educated at Cheltenham College. He moved to London where he obtained a commission in the Middlesex Yeomanry, rising to the rank of major and second in command of the unit in 1901. In 1909 he was awarded the Territorial Decoration. He was subsequently promoted to the rank of colonel in the Army Service Corps commanding Woolwich District.
He stood unsuccessfully in Lambeth North in 1906, won the seat from the Liberals in January 1910, held it in December 1910, but lost it to them in 1918.[1][2][3]
william, gastrell, colonel, william, henry, houghton, gastrell, frgs, september, 1852, april, 1935, conservative, lambeth, north, born, gloucestershire, educated, cheltenham, college, moved, london, where, obtained, commission, middlesex, yeomanry, rising, ran. Colonel Sir William Henry Houghton Gastrell CMG TD FRGS 24 September 1852 11 April 1935 was Conservative MP for Lambeth North 1 2 3 4 He was born in Gloucestershire and educated at Cheltenham College He moved to London where he obtained a commission in the Middlesex Yeomanry rising to the rank of major and second in command of the unit in 1901 In 1909 he was awarded the Territorial Decoration He was subsequently promoted to the rank of colonel in the Army Service Corps commanding Woolwich District He was a member of London County Council for St Pancras South from 1904 to 1907 for the Moderates forerunners of the Municipal Reform Party He previously stood unsuccessfully in 1901 4 He stood unsuccessfully in Lambeth North in 1906 won the seat from the Liberals in January 1910 held it in December 1910 but lost it to them in 1918 1 2 3 He was knighted in 1917 Sources Edit a b https web archive org web 20150330220613 http www leighrayment com commons Lcommons1 htm Leigh Rayment s historical list of MPs a b Whitaker s Almanack 1907 to 1922 editions a b F W S Craig British Parliamentary Election Results 1885 1918 a b Obituary The Times p 18 12 April 1935 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Gastrell amp oldid 1170938398, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
