Cyril Culverwell

Cyril Thomas Culverwell (22 October 1895 – 29 October 1963)[1] was a British Conservative Party politician.

He was elected at a by-election in February 1928 as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bristol West. He was re-elected at the next 3 elections, and held the seat until the 1945 general election, which he did not contest.[2]

In 1938, Culverwell caused controversy by writing an article for the Bristol Evening Post of 7 November 1938, which praised Nazi Germany.[3] The next year, November 1939 Culverwell drew further criticism when he called for "Peace by negotiation" with Nazi Germany, arguing that the continuation of the war would strengthen the Soviet Union. Culverwell added that "I can even visualise our troops fighting side by side with the Germans to defeat the Bolshevist menace."[4][5]

References
  1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 6)
  2. Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 109. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
  3. Richard Griffiths, Fellow Travellers of the Right : British enthusiasts for Nazi Germany, 1933-9 London : Constable,1980. ISBN 9780094634602 (p.336).
  4. Hansard,DEBATE ON THE ADDRESS. HC Deb 30 November 1939 vol 355 cc291-411. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  5. Your MP by "Gracchus", Tom Wintringham. London:Victor Gollancz, 1944. (p.13)
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
George Gibbs		 Member of Parliament for Bristol West
1928 – 1945		 Succeeded by
Oliver Stanley


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