Brandon Rhys-Williams
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Sir Brandon Meredith Rhys-Williams, 2nd Baronet (14 November 1927 – 18 May 1988) was a British
Conservative
politician.
Rhys-Williams was elected a Member of Parliament
(MP) in the Kensington South by-election, 1968
, representing that seat until 1974, then for Kensington
from 1974 until his death in 1988 aged 60. He was also a Member of the European Parliament
from 1973 until 1984.
His father, Sir Rhys Rhys-Williams
had been a Liberal Party
MP. His mother Juliet Rhys-Williams
was a Liberal Party (UK) politician who later joined the Conservative Party and became a member of the Conservative Monday Club
.
United Kingdom
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Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
politician.
Rhys-Williams was elected a Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP) in the Kensington South by-election, 1968
Kensington South by-election, 1968
The Kensington South by-election, 1968 by-election was held in the Kensington South constituency of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom on 14 March 1968...
, representing that seat until 1974, then for Kensington
Kensington (UK Parliament constituency)
Kensington is a parliamentary constituency in the Parliament of the United Kingdom in west London, comprising the northern and central parts of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, around Kensington...
from 1974 until his death in 1988 aged 60. He was also a Member of the European Parliament
Member of the European Parliament
A Member of the European Parliament is a person who has been elected to the European Parliament. The name of MEPs differ in different languages, with terms such as europarliamentarian or eurodeputy being common in Romance language-speaking areas.When the European Parliament was first established,...
from 1973 until 1984.
His father, Sir Rhys Rhys-Williams
Rhys Rhys-Williams
Sir Rhys Rhys-Williams, 1st Baronet DSO QC DL , born Rhys Williams, was a British Liberal Party politician from Wales. He later left the Liberal Party for the Conservatives.-Family:...
had been a Liberal Party
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
MP. His mother Juliet Rhys-Williams
Juliet Rhys-Williams
Juliet Evangeline, Lady Rhys-Williams, DBE, DStJ née Glyn , was a British writer, and a Liberal Party politician who later joined the Conservative Party....
was a Liberal Party (UK) politician who later joined the Conservative Party and became a member of the Conservative Monday Club
Conservative Monday Club
The Conservative Monday Club is a British pressure group "on the right-wing" of the Conservative Party.-Overview:...
.