William Craven Craven-Ellis (1880 – 17 December 1959), born William Craven Ellis was a Conservative Party

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 politician in the United Kingdom

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Ellis was educated at Manchester Grammar School

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, and became a senior partner of Ellis & Sons, Valuers and Surveyors. He assumed the name Craven-Ellis by deed poll

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 in 1931.

At the 1929 general election

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, he unsuccessfully contested the safe Labour

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-held seat of Barnsley

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, where he came third with only 15% of the votes.

At the 1931 general election

United Kingdom general election, 1931

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, he was elected as Member of Parliament

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 (MP) for Southampton

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, and held the seat until his defeat at the 1945 general election

United Kingdom general election, 1945

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. In the House of Commons, he was chair of the Parliamentary Monetary Committee from 1934 to 1944.

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