Donald Sumner
William Donald Massey Sumner (13 August 1913 – 12 May 1990), known as Donald Sumner, was a British Conservative Party politician who later became a judge. Sumner, the incumbent chairman of the divisional Conservative Association for Orpington, defeated Margaret Thatcher to be adopted prospective candidate for the local constituency.[1]
He was elected at the 1955 Orpington by-election and was subsequently returned in the general election later that year. He remained Member of Parliament for Orpington in Kent until 1962, when he accepted an appointment as a County Court judge.
The resulting Orpington by-election was won by the Liberal Party candidate Eric Lubbock, marking the start of a revival in the fortunes of the Liberals.
References[]
- ^ Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [self-published source][better source needed]
External links[]
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Donald Sumner
Categories:
- 1913 births
- 1990 deaths
- English judges
- Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
- UK MPs 1955–1959
- UK MPs 1959–1964
- Conservative MP for England, 1910s birth stubs