Arthur Stanley Wilson was a Conservative Party

Conservative Party (UK)

The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...

 politician in England

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. He was the son the Hull

Kingston upon Hull

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-based shipowner and prominent local Liberal Arthur Wilson

Arthur Wilson (shipping)

Arthur Wilson was a prominent English ship-owner who is best known for playing host to his friend Albert Edward, Prince of Wales at his home Tranby Croft, the scene of the Royal Baccarat Scandal.- Life :...

, who was best known nationally for hosting the party at his Tranby Croft

Tranby Croft

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 home which led to the Royal Baccarat Scandal

Royal Baccarat Scandal

The Royal Baccarat Scandal, also known as the Tranby Croft scandal, was an English gambling scandal of the late nineteenth century involving the future King Edward VII.-Background:...

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At the 1900 general election

United Kingdom general election, 1900

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, Wilson was elected as Member of Parliament

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 (MP) for Holderness

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. He held the seat until his defeat at the 1922 general election

United Kingdom general election, 1922

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 by the Liberal candidate William Bowdler, after which he did not stand again.

Wilson was not a frequent participant in Parliamentary debates, but Hansard

Hansard

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 records his first contribution in House of Commons debates as being a question in December 1900 asking the government "to provide for the safety of the public by framing regulations to ensure that all drivers of motor cars shall submit to a test and hold a certificate as competent drivers". Driving licenses were not introduced in the United Kingdom

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until the 1930s.