Cecil Dudgeon, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Cecil Dudgeon

British politician

Date of Birth: 07-Nov-1885

Date of Death: 04-Nov-1970

Profession: politician

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Cecil Dudgeon

  • Cecil Randolph Dudgeon (7 November 1885 – 4 November 1970) was a Scottish Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) who joined Oswald Mosley's New Party. He was elected at the 1922 general election as MP for Galloway, re-elected unopposed in 1923, but was defeated at the 1924 general election.
  • He was beaten again at the by-election in 1925 following the death of his Unionist successor Sir Arthur Henniker-Hughan, but regained the seat at the 1929 general election. When Parliament was dissolved for the 1931 general election, Dudgeon resigned from the Liberal Party and contested the election as a New Party candidate.
  • He finished 4th of 4 candidates, with 986 votes (a 2.0% share).
  • He did not stand for Parliament again.

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