Edward Goulding, 1st Baron Wargrave
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Edward Alfred Goulding, 1st Baron Wargrave (5 November 1862 – 17 July 1936) was a British Conservative Party
politician. He sat in the House of Commons between 1895 and 1922, before being ennobled and taking his seat in the House of Lords
He was elected at the 1895 general election
as the Member of Parliament
(MP) for the Devizes division
of Wiltshire
.
He was re-elected in 1900
,
and held the seat until the 1906 general election
,
when he stood unsuccessfully in Finsbury Central
.
He returned to Parliament
two years later, when he was elected as MP for the borough of Worcester
at by-election in February 1908,
a seat which had been left vacant for two years after a Royal Commission
concluded in 1906 that there had been extensive corruption in the borough at the 1906 general election.
He was re-elected in Worcester at both the January
and December 1910 elections,
and was returned as a Coalition Unionist in 1918
. He stood down from the Commons at the 1922 general election
, and was ennobled as Baron Wargrave
.
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. He sat in the House of Commons between 1895 and 1922, before being ennobled and taking his seat in the House of Lords
House of Lords
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster....
He was elected at the 1895 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1895
The United Kingdom general election of 1895 was held from 13 July - 7 August 1895. It was won by the Conservatives led by Lord Salisbury who formed an alliance with the Liberal Unionist Party and had a large majority over the Liberals, led by Lord Rosebery...
as the Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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(MP) for the Devizes division
Devizes (UK Parliament constituency)
Devizes is a parliamentary constituency in Wiltshire, England, which is now represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, and before 1707 in the House of Commons of England....
of Wiltshire
Wiltshire
Wiltshire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers...
.
He was re-elected in 1900
United Kingdom general election, 1900
-Seats summary:-See also:*MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1900*The Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885-1918-External links:***-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987**...
,
and held the seat until the 1906 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1906
-Seats summary:-See also:*MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1906*The Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885-1918-External links:***-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987**...
,
when he stood unsuccessfully in Finsbury Central
Finsbury Central (UK Parliament constituency)
Finsbury Central was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Finsbury district of North London. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system....
.
He returned to Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
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two years later, when he was elected as MP for the borough of Worcester
Worcester (UK Parliament constituency)
Worcester is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Since 1885 it has elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election; from 1295 to 1885 it elected two MPs....
at by-election in February 1908,
a seat which had been left vacant for two years after a Royal Commission
Royal Commission
In Commonwealth realms and other monarchies a Royal Commission is a major ad-hoc formal public inquiry into a defined issue. They have been held in various countries such as the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and Saudi Arabia...
concluded in 1906 that there had been extensive corruption in the borough at the 1906 general election.
He was re-elected in Worcester at both the January
and December 1910 elections,
and was returned as a Coalition Unionist in 1918
United Kingdom general election, 1918
The United Kingdom general election of 1918 was the first to be held after the Representation of the People Act 1918, which meant it was the first United Kingdom general election in which nearly all adult men and some women could vote. Polling was held on 14 December 1918, although the count did...
. He stood down from the Commons at the 1922 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1922
The United Kingdom general election of 1922 was held on 15 November 1922. It was the first election held after most of the Irish counties left the United Kingdom to form the Irish Free State, and was won by Andrew Bonar Law's Conservatives, who gained an overall majority over Labour, led by John...
, and was ennobled as Baron Wargrave
Baron Wargrave
Baron Wargrave was a title created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom on 22 November 1922 for the former Member of Parliament for Devizes and Worcester, Edward Goulding, on whose death on 17 July 1936 it became extinct. He was educated at Clifton College and St John's College, Cambridge-Barons...
.