William Wayland
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Lieutenant-Colonel Sir William Abraham Edward Wayland (September 1869 – 15 July 1950) was an English
politician and farmer.
Wayland was educated at Marlowes College. He served as Mayor
of Deptford
from 1914 to 1920, for which he was knighted
in the 1920 New Year Honours. In 1927 he was elected Conservative
Member of Parliament
for Canterbury
at a by-election
, holding the seat until he retired in 1945 because of a wish expressed by party leaders that no candidate should be aged over 70.
In 1931 the Conservative whip
was withdrawn from him when he supported Sir Ernest Petter, standing as an Independent Conservative against the official Conservative candidate, in the Westminster St George's
by-election, but it was restored before the general election later that year.
Wayland served as chairman of the Empire Day Movement from 1927 to 1948.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
politician and farmer.
Wayland was educated at Marlowes College. He served as Mayor
Mayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
of Deptford
Metropolitan Borough of Deptford
The Metropolitan Borough of Deptford was a Metropolitan borough in the County of London between 1900 and 1965, when it became part of the London Borough of Lewisham along with the Metropolitan Borough of Lewisham....
from 1914 to 1920, for which he was knighted
Knight Bachelor
The rank of Knight Bachelor is a part of the British honours system. It is the most basic rank of a man who has been knighted by the monarch but not as a member of one of the organised Orders of Chivalry...
in the 1920 New Year Honours. In 1927 he was elected 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...
Member of 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...
for Canterbury
Canterbury (UK Parliament constituency)
Canterbury is a county constituency which has been represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom since 1918. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
at a by-election
By-election
A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....
, holding the seat until he retired in 1945 because of a wish expressed by party leaders that no candidate should be aged over 70.
In 1931 the Conservative whip
Whip (politics)
A whip is an official in a political party whose primary purpose is to ensure party discipline in a legislature. Whips are a party's "enforcers", who typically offer inducements and threaten punishments for party members to ensure that they vote according to the official party policy...
was withdrawn from him when he supported Sir Ernest Petter, standing as an Independent Conservative against the official Conservative candidate, in the Westminster St George's
Westminster St George's (UK Parliament constituency)
Westminster St George's, originally named St George's, Hanover Square, was a parliamentary constituency in Central London. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system of election.-History:The...
by-election, but it was restored before the general election later that year.
Wayland served as chairman of the Empire Day Movement from 1927 to 1948.