Hilton Philipson

Hilton Philipson, also known as Hylton Phillipson was a politician in the United Kingdom.

Biography

Standing as a National Liberal Party candidate, he was elected at the 1922 [United Kingdom general election|1922 general election] as Member of Parliament for Berwick-upon-Tweed, but the election was overturned on petition. At the resulting by-election, his wife Mabel stood as the Conservative candidate, and won the election. She held the seat until 1929.
At the 1923 [United Kingdom general election|1923 general election], Hilton Philipson stood as a Conservative in the nearby Wansbeck constituency, but failed to unseat the sitting Labour MP. In 1924 he was defeated again in Gateshead, and did not stand for Parliament of [the United Kingdom|Parliament] again.
He was married to Mabel Philipson. They resided at 77 Lancaster Gate in London and at 1 Adelaide Mansions in Hove, East Sussex.