William Rees-Davies

William Rees-Davies

William Rupert Rees-Davies (19 November 1916 – 12 January 1992) was a British Conservative politician.

Rees-Davies was the son of Sir William Rees-Davies, Chief Justice of Hong Kong. He was educated at Eton College and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he gained a cricket blue. He was a barrister, called to the bar by Inner Temple in 1939. He was commissioned in the Welsh Guards in 1939 and served until 1943 when he lost his right arm on service during World War II. He was president of the National Confederation of Road Transport Clearing Houses.

Rees-Davies contested Nottingham South in 1950 and 1951. He was Member of Parliament for the Isle of Thanet from a 1953 by-election to 1974, then for Thanet West from 1974 to 1983 when his seat was abolished in boundary changes.

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*"Times Guide to the House of Commons 1979"
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