Alfred Welby, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Alfred Welby

British Conservative Member of Parliament, British Army officer

Date of Birth: 12-Aug-1849

Place of Birth: Denton, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 18-May-1937

Profession: politician, justice of the peace

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Alfred Cholmeley Earle Welby (22 August 1849 – 18 May 1937) was a Conservative Party politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Taunton from 1895 until 1906.
He had previously served in the British Army, rising to the rank of lieutenant-colonel in 1892.
He stood unsuccessfully for the Conservatives in 1885, 1886 and 1892 prior to gaining his seat in Taunton.
In 1906 he opted not to stand again in Taunton, but to contest the seat in East Finsbury, but was defeated.
He was a London County Councillor from 1907 to 1910, and during the First World War, he was secretary of the Royal Patriotic Fund Corporation.