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[[File:Gilbert Wills Lord Dulverton.jpg|thumb|right|Gilbert Wills, Lord Dulverton]]
'''Gilbert Alan Hamilton Wills, 1st Baron Dulverton''' (28 March 1880 – 1 December 1956), also known same '''Sir Gilbert Wills, 2nd Baronet''' of [[Northmoor, Dulverton|Northmoor]] & [[Langtry Manor|Manor Heath]], was a British businessman and [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] [[Member of Parliament]] from 1909 to 1929.

==Family==

Wills was the son of [[Sir Frederick Wills, 1st Baronet]], and his wife Annie (née Hamilton). The Wills family were part owners of [[W. D. & H. O. Wills]], tobacco importers and cigarette manufacturers, which later became part of [[Imperial Tobacco]]. Wills was President of the latter company and also served as a Member of Parliament for [[Taunton (UK Parliament constituency)|Taunton]] from 1912 to 1918 and for [[Weston-super-Mare (UK Parliament constituency)|Weston-super-Mare]] from 1918 to 1922.<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=https://ghgraham.org/text/gilbertwills1880_obit.html|title=Obituary:Lord Dulverton|accessdate=3 March 2019}}</ref> In the [[1929 Dissolution Honours]] he was raised to the peerage as '''Baron Dulverton''', of [[Batsford]] in the [[County of Gloucester]].<ref name="gazette">
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Lord Dulverton married Victoria May, daughter of Sir Edward Chichester, 9th Baronet, in 1914. He died in December 1956, aged 76, and was succeeded in his titles by his son Anthony.<ref name=bio/>

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==References==
*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
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*{{cite web |last=Lundy |first=Darryl |url=http://www.thepeerage.com/info.htm |title=FAQ |publisher= The Peerage}}{{Unreliable source?|failed=y |date=February 2013}}<!--Lundy is not a reliable source so cite Lundy's reliable source See [[WP:SAYWHEREYOUREADIT]]-->

== External links ==
*{{Hansard-contribs | lieut-colonel-sir-gilbert-wills | Gilbert Wills }}

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