Thomas Kellock

His Honour Thomas Oslaf Kellock QC (4 July 1923 – 12 January 1993), was a British Judge, Liberal Party politician and leading figure in the Anti-Apartheid Movement.

Background

He was the son of surgeon Thomas Herbert Kellock of Cambridge and Margaret Brooke. He was educated at Rugby School and Clare College, Cambridge. In 1967 he married Jane Ursula Symonds.[1]

Professional career

He was barrister and a member of the chambers of former Liberal MP Dingle Foot.

Political career

He was elected a member of the Liberal Party council.[2] He was Liberal candidate for the Torquay division of Devon at the 1959 General Election. He was Chairman of the Anti-Apartheid Movement from 1963–65.[3] He was Liberal candidate for the Kensington South division at the 1966 General Election. He was Liberal candidate for the Kensington South division at the 1968 Kensington South by-election. He was Liberal candidate for the Harwich division of Essex at the October 1974 General Election. He did not stand for parliament again.[4] He was actively involved in Liberal International as Chairman of the British section.

Election results
General Election 1959: Torquay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Frederic Bennett 29,527 56.79
Labour WV Cooper 11,784 22.66
Liberal Thomas Kellock 10,685 20.55
Majority 17,743 34.12
Turnout 76.91
Conservative hold Swing
General election of 31 March 1966: Kensington South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Roots 21,050 65.1
Labour J.V. Rosenhead 6,419 19.8
Liberal Thomas Kellock 4,871 15.1
Majority 14,631 45.2
Turnout 55,660 58.1
Conservative hold Swing
1968 Kensington South by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Brandon Rhys-Williams 16,489 75.5
Liberal Thomas Kellock 2,742 12.6
Labour Clive Bradley 1,874 8.6
Independent Sinclair Eustace 675 3.1
Independent William Gold 59 0.3
Majority 13,747 63.0
Turnout 40.0
Conservative hold Swing
General Election October 1974: Harwich[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Julian Ridsdale 29,963 46.7 +1.1
Labour JB Fryer 19,135 29.8 +3.5
Liberal Thomas Kellock 15,048 23.5 -4.6
Majority 10,828 16.9 -0.6
Turnout 64,146 72.3 -8.4
Conservative hold Swing -1.2

See also

References
  1. ‘KELLOCK, His Honour Thomas Oslaf’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2014; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014 ; online edn, April 2014 accessed 5 Sept 2014
  2. The Times House of Commons, 1959
  3. ‘KELLOCK, His Honour Thomas Oslaf’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2014; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014 ; online edn, April 2014 accessed 5 Sept 2014
  4. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949, Craig, F.W.S.
  5. http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge74b/i10.htm
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