Gilbert Wills, 1st Baron Dulverton
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Gilbert Alan Hamilton Wills, 1st Baron Dulverton (28 March 1880 – 1 December 1956), known as Sir Gilbert Wills, 2nd Baronet, from 1909 to 1929, was a British
businessman and Conservative
Member of Parliament
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Wills was the son of Sir Frederick Wills, 1st Baronet
, and his wife Annie (née Hamilton). The Wills family were part owners of W. D. & H. O. Wills, tobacco importers and cigarette manufacturers, which later became part of Imperial Tobacco
. Wills was President of the latter company and also served as a Member of Parliament for Taunton
from 1912 to 1918 and for Weston-super-Mare
from 1918 to 1922. In 1929 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Dulverton, of Batsford in the County of Gloucester.
Lord Dulverton married Victoria May, daughter of Sir Edward Chichester, 9th Baronet, in 1914. He died in December 1956, aged 76, and was succeeded in his titles by his son Anthony. Lady Dulverton died in 1968.
United Kingdom
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businessman and Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
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Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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Wills was the son of Sir Frederick Wills, 1st Baronet
Sir Frederick Wills, 1st Baronet
Sir Frederick Wills, 1st Baronet was a businessman in the United Kingdom. He was a director of W. D. & H. O. Wills, which later merged into the Imperial Tobacco Company....
, and his wife Annie (née Hamilton). The Wills family were part owners of W. D. & H. O. Wills, tobacco importers and cigarette manufacturers, which later became part of Imperial Tobacco
Imperial Tobacco
Imperial Tobacco is a global tobacco company headquartered in Bristol, United Kingdom. It is the world’s fourth-largest cigarette company measured by market share , and the world's largest producer of cigars, fine-cut tobacco and tobacco papers...
. Wills was President of the latter company and also served as a Member of Parliament for Taunton
Taunton (UK Parliament constituency)
Taunton was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and its predecessors from 1295 to 2010, taking its name from the town of Taunton in Somerset...
from 1912 to 1918 and for Weston-super-Mare
Weston-super-Mare (UK Parliament constituency)
Weston-super-Mare is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:...
from 1918 to 1922. In 1929 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Dulverton, of Batsford in the County of Gloucester.
Lord Dulverton married Victoria May, daughter of Sir Edward Chichester, 9th Baronet, in 1914. He died in December 1956, aged 76, and was succeeded in his titles by his son Anthony. Lady Dulverton died in 1968.