See also William G. Bowdler

William G. Bowdler

-Biography:William G. Bowdler was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina on March 27, 1924. He later immigrated to Florida, and served in the United States Army from 1944 to 1946. He became a U.S. citizen in 1945. He was educated at the University of Richmond, receiving a B.A. in History in 1948. He...

William Audley Bowdler (7 September 1884 – 20 February 1969) was a Liberal Party

Liberal Party (UK)

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 politician in England

England

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 who served briefly as a Member of Parliament

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 (MP) in the early 1920s.

At the 1922 general election

United Kingdom general election, 1922

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, Bowdler was elected as MP for the Holderness division of East Yorkshire

Holderness (UK Parliament constituency)

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, defeating the long-serving Conservative

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 MP Arthur Wilson

Arthur Stanley Wilson

Arthur Stanley Wilson was a Conservative Party politician in England. He was the son the Hull-based shipowner and prominent local Liberal Arthur Wilson, who was best known nationally for hosting the party at his Tranby Croft home which led to the Royal Baccarat Scandal.At the 1900 general...

. Bowdler lost his seat in the House of Commons the following year, at the 1923 general election

United Kingdom general election, 1923

-Seats summary:-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987*-External links:***...

, to the Conservative candidate Samuel Savery

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Sir Samuel Servington Savery was a Conservative Party politician in England. He was also founder and the first Headmaster of Bramcote School, Scarborough....

, after which he did not stand again.