Arthur Stanley Wilson

Who was Arthur Stanley Wilson?

Arthur Stanley Wilson was a Conservative Party politician in England. He was the son the Hull-based shipowner and prominent local Liberal Arthur Wilson, who was best known nationally for hosting the party at his Tranby Croft home which led to the Royal Baccarat Scandal.

At the 1900 general election, Wilson was elected as Member of Parliament for Holderness. He held the seat until his defeat at the 1922 general election by the Liberal candidate William Bowdler, after which he did not stand again.

Wilson was not a frequent participant in Parliamentary debates, but Hansard records his first contribution in House of Commons debates as being a question in December 1900 asking the government "to provide for the safety of the public by framing regulations to ensure that all drivers of motor cars shall submit to a test and hold a certificate as competent drivers". Driving licenses were not introduced in the United Kingdom until the 1930s.

He married Alice Cecile Agnes Filmer, the daughter of Sir Edmund Filmer, and was succeeded by his son Arthur Thomas Wilson, who later changed his surname to Wilson-Filmer.