William Kingsmill

Lieutenant-Colonel William Henry Kingsmill (1 December 1905 – 3 June 1971) was a British politician and businessman. He served as a Conservative Member of Parliament for Yeovil from 1945 to 1951.

Early career

William Henry Kingsmill was born on 1 December 1905, the son of Andrew de Portal Kingsmill, an Army officer, and his wife Gladys Johnston. His parents divorced in 1920. Kingsmill attended Eton and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, he joined the Grenadier Guards, his father's regiment, in 1920. He served for nine years before transferring to the reserves in 1929 and returning to civilian life. The same year, he married Aileen Smith; the marriage did not last, and the couple divorced. He remarried in 1939, to Diana Smith, the widow of an Army officer. There were no children from either marriage. and held the seat in the 1950 general election. He retired the following year, and did not contest the seat in 1951.