Harold Webbe

Sir William Harold Webbe, CBE DL (30 September 1885 – 22 April 1965) was a British politician. He was a Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) from 1939 to 1959.

Sir Harold Webbe CBE DL
Member of Parliament for Cities of London and Westminster
In office 23 February 1950 – 8 October 1959
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Sir Harry Hylton-Foster
Member of Parliament for Westminster Abbey
In office 17 May 1939 – 23 February 1950
Preceded by	Sir Sidney Herbert
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Personal details
Born	William Harold Webbe 30 September 1885 Solihull, Warwickshire, England
Died	22 April 1965 (aged 79) Surrey, England
Political party	Conservative
Education	King Edward's School, Birmingham
Alma mater	Queen's College, Cambridge

Born in Solihull, Webbe was educated at King Edward's School, Birmingham and Queens' College, Cambridge, which he attended from 1904 to 1907.[1] During World War I, he worked at the Ministry of Munitions. He worked as a director of several companies.

Webbe was a member of the London County Council from 1925 to 1949, representing Camberwell North West and then serving as an alderman, and he led the Municipal Reform Party on the council for 12 years. He was a Deputy Lieutenant of the County of London. On 17 May 1939, he was first elected to Parliament in a by-election in the London constituency of Westminster Abbey, following the death of Sir Sidney Herbert, Bt. He remained the seat's MP until it was abolished for the 1950 general election, when he was elected for the new constituency of the Cities of London and Westminster. He retired from Parliament at the 1959 general election. He died in Surrey aged 79.

References

1. "Eminent Alumni". queens.cam.co.uk. Archived from the original on 6 May 2008. Retrieved 21 June 2008.

Sources

• The Times House of Commons 1955. The Times. 1955.
• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Harold Webbe