Sir Tudor Walters | |
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| Paymaster General | |
| In office 26 October 1919 – 19 October 1922 | |
| Monarch | George V |
| Prime Minister | David Lloyd George |
| Preceded by | Sir Joseph Compton-Rickett |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| In office 4 September 1931 – 5 November 1931 | |
| Monarch | George V |
| Prime Minister | Ramsay MacDonald |
| Preceded by | Vacant |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Rochester |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 February 1866[1] Pontypool, Monmouthshire |
| Died | 16 July 1933 (1933-07-17) (aged 67) Middlesex, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Liberal |
Sir John Tudor WaltersPC (25 February 1866 – 16 July 1933) was a Welsh architect,surveyor andLiberal Party politician.[2] He served asPaymaster General underDavid Lloyd George from 1919 to 1922 and once again briefly in 1931 underRamsay MacDonald.
Walters was elected as theMember of Parliament (MP) forSheffield Brightside at the1906 general election[3] and was knighted in 1912.[4]
He served asPaymaster General in theGovernment of David Lloyd George from 1919 to 1922[5] and was sworn of thePrivy Council in 1919. He lost his seat at Sheffield at the1922 general election.[6]
He tried unsuccessfully to get back into theHouse of Commons in1923 atPudsey and Otley in theWest Riding of Yorkshire.[7] He again stood for election toParliament at the1929 general election as Liberal candidate for theCornish seat ofPenryn and Falmouth. The seat was a marginal which had been won by the Liberals in 1923, but gained by theConservatives in 1924, although the incumbent Conservative MP did not seek re-election. Ultimately Walters gained the seat from the Conservatives with a majority of 1,138 votes, with theLabour candidate finishing a relatively close third.[8] He was once again briefly Paymaster-General from September to November 1931 underRamsay MacDonald. He stood down from parliament at the1931 general election.[9]
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He is best known for theTudor Walters Report that appeared just as the World War was ending in November 1918 and influenced British housing policy for a century.[10] Walters was inspired by thegarden city movement, calling for spacious low-density developments and semi-detached houses built to a high construction standard. Older women could now vote so local politicians started listening to them, and in response put more emphasis on such amenities as communal laundromats, extra bedrooms, indoor lavatories, running hot water, separate parlours to demonstrate respectability, and practical vegetable gardens rather than manicured yards.
Housewives had had their fill of chamber pots. HisReport influencedthe Housing and Town Planning Act of 1919.[11] With it Prime MinisterDavid Lloyd George set up a system of government housing that followed his 1918 campaign promises of "homes fit for heroes".
Called the "Addison Act", it required local authorities to survey their housing needs, and start building houses to replace slums. The treasury subsidized the low rents.Slum clearance now moved from being a public health issue, to a matter of town planning.[12][13]
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forSheffield Brightside 1906–1922 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forPenryn and Falmouth 1929–1931 | Succeeded by |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by | Paymaster General 1919–1922 | Vacant Title next held by Neville Chamberlain |
| Vacant Title last held by The Lord Arnold | Paymaster General 1919–1922 | Succeeded by |
