Thomas Samuel Beauchamp Williams
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Lieut-Colonel Thomas Samuel Beauchamp Williams (1877 – 7 July 1927) was a British physician of the Indian Medical Service
, and a Labour Party
politician. He was the Member of Parliament
(MP) for the Kennington division
of Lambeth
from 1923 to 1924.
In 1902 he passed our from the Army Medical School, Punjab, and gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Indian Medical Service. He held the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, a brevet promotion in the Indian Medical Service in 1917, and in 1922 criticised the hospitals policy of the British Medical Association
from the Labour Party point of view.
Williams first stood for Parliament
at the 1922 general election
in Bridgwater division of Somerset
, where came a poor third with only 6.7% of the votes. At the 1923 general election
he stood in Kennington, a Conservative
-held seat which he won with a majority of 2.4% of the votes. However, he was defeated at the next general, election in October 1924
by the Conservative candidate George Harvey
, and polled a poor third at the June 1925 by-election
in Eastbourne
, after which he did not stand again.
Indian Medical Service
The Indian Medical Service was one of the military medical services, which also had some civilian functions, in British India. It served during the two world wars, and was in existence until the independence of India and Pakistan in 1947...
, and a Labour Party
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
politician. He was the 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) for the Kennington division
Kennington (UK Parliament constituency)
Kennington was a borough constituency centred on the Kennington district of South London. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom....
of Lambeth
Metropolitan Borough of Lambeth
The Metropolitan Borough of Lambeth was a Metropolitan borough under London County Council from 1900 to 1965.-History:The borough covered the area of the former Lambeth parish vestry. In addition to the historic riverside area of Lambeth, this included Kennington, Vauxhall, Stockwell, Brixton, the...
from 1923 to 1924.
In 1902 he passed our from the Army Medical School, Punjab, and gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Indian Medical Service. He held the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, a brevet promotion in the Indian Medical Service in 1917, and in 1922 criticised the hospitals policy of the British Medical Association
British Medical Association
The British Medical Association is the professional association and registered trade union for doctors in the United Kingdom. The association does not regulate or certify doctors, a responsibility which lies with the General Medical Council. The association’s headquarters are located in BMA House,...
from the Labour Party point of view.
Williams first stood for Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom, British Crown dependencies and British overseas territories, located in London...
at the 1922 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1922
The United Kingdom general election of 1922 was held on 15 November 1922. It was the first election held after most of the Irish counties left the United Kingdom to form the Irish Free State, and was won by Andrew Bonar Law's Conservatives, who gained an overall majority over Labour, led by John...
in Bridgwater division of Somerset
Bridgwater (UK Parliament constituency)
Bridgwater was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, until 2010 when it was replaced by the Bridgwater and West Somerset constituency...
, where came a poor third with only 6.7% of the votes. At the 1923 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1923
-Seats summary:-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987*-External links:***...
he stood in Kennington, a 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...
-held seat which he won with a majority of 2.4% of the votes. However, he was defeated at the next general, election in October 1924
United Kingdom general election, 1924
- Seats summary :- References :* F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987* - External links :* * *...
by the Conservative candidate George Harvey
George Harvey (UK politician)
Sir George Harvey was a British Conservative Party politician who served as the Member of Parliament for the Kennington division of Lambeth from 1924 to 1929, and from 1931 until his death....
, and polled a poor third at the June 1925 by-election
Eastbourne by-election, 1925
The Eastbourne by-election, 1925 was a parliamentary by-election held in England on 17 June 1925 for the House of Commons constituency of Eastbourne in East Sussex.- Vacanacy :...
in Eastbourne
Eastbourne (UK Parliament constituency)
Eastbourne is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post system of election. Traditionally a safe Conservative seat, Eastbourne became very marginal following the 1990...
, after which he did not stand again.
Further reading
- T. S. B. Williams, A Lecture On Leprosy: A New View Of Its Bacteriology And Treatment, The British Medical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 2659 (Dec. 16, 1911), pp. 1582–1585