Donald Sumner
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| Member of Parliament for Orpington | |
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| Preceded by | Waldron Smithers |
| Succeeded by | Eric Lubbock |
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| Born | William Donald Massey Sumner Script error: No such module "person date". |
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| Party | Conservative |
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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.[2]
Political career
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
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."By-Election Writ For Orpington Reply To Protest". The Glasgow Herald. 21 February 1962. p. 8. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley
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