Donald Sumner

William Donald Massey Sumner (13 August 1913 – 12 May 1990), known as Donald Sumner, was a British Conservative Party politician who later became a judge. Sumner, the incumbent chairman of the divisional Conservative Association for Orpington, defeated Margaret Thatcher to be adopted prospective candidate for the local constituency.^[1]

He was elected at the Orpington by-election, 1955 and was subsequently returned in the general election later that year. He remained Member of Parliament for Orpington in Kent until 1962, when he accepted an appointnent as a County Court judge.

The resulting Orpington by-election was won by the Liberal Party candidate Eric Lubbock, marking the start of a revival in the fortunes of the Liberals.

References

1. ^ Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley

• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Donald Sumner

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Sir Waldron Smithers	Member of Parliament for Orpington 1955–1962	Succeeded by Eric Lubbock

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Name	Sumner, Donald
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Date of birth	13 August 1913
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Date of death	12 May 1990
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