Walter Loveys
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Walter Harris Loveys, sometimes known as Bill Loveys (2 November 1920 – 7 March 1969) was a British
farmer and Conservative Party
politician.
Loveys was educated at Lancing College
but had no interest in a further academic career, as he had a job waiting for him on the 500 acres (2 km²) family farm. He built up a herd of pedigree
Aberdeen Angus cattle.
In 1953 Loveys was made Chairman of Chichester
Conservative Association, and elected to West Sussex County Council
. On the council he chaired the Agricultural Education Committee. When Lancelot Joynson-Hicks
, MP for Chichester
, inherited a peerage in 1958, Loveys was selected from 71 applicants to fight the byelection to replace him. The selection was somewhat controversial and some members of the Conservative Association were reported to be looking for an independent candidate to support instead, but such a candidate could not be found and Loveys duly won the seat.
In Parliament Loveys was not a prominent member. He was Honorary Secretary of the House of Commons Motor Club, and also had his farming experience acknowledged in the horticulture sub-committee of the Conservative private members' committee on Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. He had already announced his retirement when he died suddenly at his home in March 1969.
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farmer and 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.
Loveys was educated at Lancing College
Lancing College
Lancing College is a co-educational English independent school in the British public school tradition, founded in 1848 by Nathaniel Woodard. Woodard's aim was to provide education "based on sound principle and sound knowledge, firmly grounded in the Christian faith." Lancing was the first of a...
but had no interest in a further academic career, as he had a job waiting for him on the 500 acres (2 km²) family farm. He built up a herd of pedigree
Purebred
Purebreds, also called purebreeds, are cultivated varieties or cultivars of an animal species, achieved through the process of selective breeding...
Aberdeen Angus cattle.
In 1953 Loveys was made Chairman of Chichester
Chichester
Chichester is a cathedral city in West Sussex, within the historic County of Sussex, South-East England. It has a long history as a settlement; its Roman past and its subsequent importance in Anglo-Saxon times are only its beginnings...
Conservative Association, and elected to West Sussex County Council
West Sussex County Council
West Sussex County Council is the authority that governs the non-metropolitan county of West Sussex. The county also contains 7 district and borough councils, and 159 town, parish and neighbourhood councils. The county council has 71 elected councillors...
. On the council he chaired the Agricultural Education Committee. When Lancelot Joynson-Hicks
Lancelot Joynson-Hicks, 3rd Viscount Brentford
Lancelot William Joynson-Hicks, 3rd Viscount Brentford , known as Sir Lancelot William Joynson-Hicks, 1st Baronet from 1956 to 1958, was an English Conservative politician....
, MP for Chichester
Chichester (UK Parliament constituency)
Chichester is a county constituency in West Sussex, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
, inherited a peerage in 1958, Loveys was selected from 71 applicants to fight the byelection to replace him. The selection was somewhat controversial and some members of the Conservative Association were reported to be looking for an independent candidate to support instead, but such a candidate could not be found and Loveys duly won the seat.
In Parliament Loveys was not a prominent member. He was Honorary Secretary of the House of Commons Motor Club, and also had his farming experience acknowledged in the horticulture sub-committee of the Conservative private members' committee on Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. He had already announced his retirement when he died suddenly at his home in March 1969.