Arthur Marsden | |
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Member of Parliament for Chertsey | |
In office 2 July 1937 – 3 February 1950 | |
Preceded by | Archibald Boyd-Carpenter |
Succeeded by | Lionel Heald |
Member of Parliament for Battersea North | |
In office 27 October 1931 – 25 October 1935 | |
Preceded by | William Sanders |
Succeeded by | William Sanders |
Personal details | |
Born | 1883 |
Died | 26 November 1960 |
Political party | Conservative |
Military service | |
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Rank | Captain |
Battles/wars | World War I |
Arthur Marsden (1883 – 26 November 1960)[1][2] was a Royal Navy officer who became a British Conservative Party politician. He served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1931 to 1935 and from 1937 to 1950.
Marsden first stood for election to the House of Commons at the 1929 general election, when he unsuccessfully contested the Communist-held Northern division of Battersea. In a four-way contest, the seat was won by the William Sanders of the Labour Party, and when Labour's vote collapsed at the 1931 general election, Marsden won the seat from Sanders.[8]
Sanders regained the seat at the 1935 general election, but Marsden returned to Parliament two years later when he won a by-election in July 1937 in the safely-Conservative Chertsey division of Surrey. He held the seat until he retired from the Commons at the 1950 general election.[8]