William Craven-Ellis

William Craven Ellis in 1928

William Craven Craven-Ellis (1880 – 17 December 1959), born William Craven Ellis, was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom.

Ellis was educated at Manchester Grammar School, and became a senior partner of Ellis & Sons, Valuers and Surveyors. He assumed the name Craven-Ellis by deed poll in 1931.[1]

In both the 1923 and 1929 general elections, he unsuccessfully contested the safe Labour-held seat of Barnsley as a Conservative.[2] He was elected as a National Member of Parliament (MP) for Southampton in the 1931 general election, and held the seat until his defeat in the 1945 general election.[3] Craven-Ellis had been selected as the Conservative candidate prior to the 1931 election but contested it as a National. The Times Guide to the House of Commons 1935, however, treats him as a Conservative.[4] In the House of Commons, he was chair of the Parliamentary Monetary Committee from 1934 to 1944.

Notes

1. The Collected Interwar Papers and Correspondence of Roy Harrod
2. Craig 1983, p. 72.
3. Craig 1983, pp. 243–244.
4. Times Guide to the House of Commons 1935. Politico's. 2003. ISBN 978-1-84275-033-9.

References

• Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by William Craven-Ellis

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Ralph Morley and Tommy Lewis	Member of Parliament for Southampton 1931–1945 With: Sir Charles Barrie, to 1940 Sir John Reith Russell Thomas, 1940–1945	Succeeded by Ralph Morley and Tommy Lewis