Henry Willink
Sir Henry Willink Urmston, 1st Baronet , MC , PC , KC (* 7. March 1894 ; † 1 January 1973 ) was a British lawyer and politician of the Conservative Party , among others 1940-1948 Member of Parliament ( House of Commons ) and Minister of Health from 1943 to 1945 . In 1957 he was promoted to baronet .
Life
Officer, Member of the House of Commons and Minister of Health
Willink, son of the architect William Edward Willink and his wife Florence Macan Urmston, began studying at Trinity College at the University of Cambridge after attending the renowned Eton College . However, he interrupted his studies at the beginning of the First World War and served as a captain in the Royal Field Artillery . Because of his military merits, he was awarded the Military Cross and the French Croix de guerre and was mentioned in the war report ( Mentioned in dispatches ) . After the war, he completed his studies at Trinity College, University of Cambridge in 1919 with a Bachelor of Arts from (BA) and received in 1920 his legal admission as a barrister at the Bar Association ( Inns of Court ) from Inner Temple . In addition to his legal work, he served between 1923 and 1938 as a reserve officer with the rank of major in the West Lancashire Regiment of the Territorial Army and earned a Master of Arts (MA) in 1933 after a postgraduate course at Trinity College, University of Cambridge . For his legal services he was appointed Crown Attorney (King's Counsel) in 1935.
After Willink be a candidate of the Conservative Party in a by-election (by-election) in the constituency Ipswich had applied unsuccessfully for a seat in the House of Commons, he was at a by-election in the constituency Croydon North on 19 June 1940, Member of Parliament ( House of Commons ) and was a member until his resignation on January 29, 1948. From June 1940 to November 1943 he was special commissioner for the homeless in London. In 1942 he was also a Bencher for the Inner Temple Bar Association . In the wartime government of Prime Minister Winston Churchill , he took over from Ernest Brown on November 11, 1943, the post of Minister of Health . He also held this ministerial office in Churchill's interim government between May 23 and July 26, 1945. He then worked from 1946 to 1956 as a fellow at Eton College.
Masters Degree from Magdalene College, Baronet and Family
After leaving the House of Commons and a lengthy illness, Willink succeeded Allen Beville Ramsay as a master's degree from Magdalene College at the University of Cambridge in January 1949 and held this position until he was replaced by Walter Hamilton in 1966. At the same time, he was chairman from 1949 to 1951 the Royal Commission on Betting, Lotteries, and Gaming . He also acted as the successor to Lionel Whitby between 1953 and his replacement by Brian Downs in 1955 as Vice Chancellor of the University of Cambridge. In 1955 he was chairman of a committee for medical staff (Committee on Medical Manpower) and from 1955 to 1971 as dean of arches Presiding Judge of the Supreme Church Court of the Archbishopric of Canterbury .
On July 20, 1957, Willink was bestowed the hereditary title of Baronet , of Dingle Bank in the City of Liverpool . He was also chairman of a Royal Commission on the Police between 1961 and 1962 . This commission, which dealt with the situation, constitutionality and tasks of the police, included Leslie Hale . After completing his master's degree from Magdalene Colle, he became an Honorary Fellow of this college in 1966 .
He was married twice. His first marriage to Cynthia Frances Fletcher on December 11, 1923 resulted in two daughters and two sons. After his death on January 1, 1973, his eldest son Charles William Willink inherited the title of 2nd baronet.
Web links
- Henry Willink at Hansard (English)
- Entry in Cracroft's Peerage
- Henry Urmston Willink on thepeerage.com , accessed August 16, 2017.
- PRIVY COUNSELLORS 1915-1968 in Leigh Rayment Peerage
- The Papers of Sir Henry Willink
Individual evidence
- ^ The London Gazette : No. 41136, p. 4428 , July 26, 1957.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| New title created | Willink Baronet, of Dingle Bank 1957-1973 |
Charles William Willink |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Willink, Henry |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Willink, Henry Urmston, 1st Baronet (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British politician, Member of the House of Commons |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 7, 1894 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1st January 1973 |