Walter Loveys

Walter Loveys
Member of Parliament for Chichester
In office 6 Nov 1958 – 7 Mar 1969
Preceded by	Lancelot Joynson-Hicks
Succeeded by	Christopher Chataway
Personal details
Born	2 November 1920
Died	7 March 1969 (aged 48)
Nationality	British
Political party	Conservative
Alma mater	Lancing College
Profession	Politician, Farmer

Walter Harris Loveys (2 November 1920 – 7 March 1969), sometimes known as Bill Loveys, was a British farmer and Conservative Party politician.

Loveys was educated at Lancing College but had no interest in a further academic career, as he had a job waiting for him on the 500-acre (2.0 km²) family farm. He built up a herd of pedigree Aberdeen Angus cattle.

In 1953 Loveys was made Chairman of Chichester Conservative Association, and elected to West Sussex County Council. On the council he chaired the Agricultural Education Committee. When Lancelot Joynson-Hicks, MP for Chichester, inherited a peerage in 1958, Loveys was selected from 71 applicants to fight the byelection to replace him. The selection was somewhat controversial and some members of the Conservative Association were reported to be looking for an independent candidate to support instead, but such a candidate could not be found and Loveys duly won the seat.

In Parliament Loveys was not a prominent member. He was Honorary Secretary of the House of Commons Motor Club, and also had his farming experience acknowledged in the horticulture sub-committee of the Conservative private members' committee on Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. He had already announced his retirement when he died suddenly at his home in March 1969.

References

• Obituary, "The Times", 8 March 1969.
• M. Stenton and S. Lees, "Who's Who of British MPs" (Harvester Press, 1981)