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Kingsley Wood

Born: 19 August 1891

Died: 21 September 1943

Knighted - 6 February 1918

Member of Privy Council - 6 February 1928

son of Rev Arthur Wood

husband of Agnes Fawcett

Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Health	November 1924	June 1929
Parliamentary Secretary, Board of Education	1931	1931
Postmaster-General	1931	1935
Minister of Health	1935	1938
Secretary of State for Air	1938	April 1940
Lord Privy Seal	April 1940	12 May 1940
Chancellor of the Exchequer	12 May 1940	21 September 1943

14 December 1918	Woolwich West	Conservative & Unionist Party - Coalition	12,348	60.10
15 November 1922	Woolwich West	Conservative & Unionist Party	14,453	60.21
6 December 1923	Woolwich West	Conservative & Unionist Party	12,380	52.15
29 October 1924	Woolwich West	Conservative & Unionist Party	16,504	57.29
30 May 1929	Woolwich West	Conservative & Unionist Party	17,296	45.04
27 October 1931	Woolwich West	Conservative & Unionist Party	26,441	64.55
14 November 1935	Woolwich West	Conservative & Unionist Party	24,649	58.66
21 September 1943 Death of Rt Hon Sir Kingsley Wood.