Researching David Wilshire
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 593 people with the Wilshire surname? In that year Wilshire was ranked number 2986 for popularity in the UK. |
The name David means "beloved" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of David Wilshire on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for David Wilshire and the Wilshire Family Tree
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David Wilshire
David Wilshire (born 16 September 1943, Bristol) is a British former politician. A member of the Conservative Party, he was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Spelthorne in Surrey from 1987 to 2010 and was considered to be to the right of his party.
Wilshire introduced Section 28 legislation in 1988 and in 2009 was implicated in the United Kingdom Parliamentary expenses scandal.
On 14 October 2009 Wilshire admitted using parliamentary expenses to pay £105,000 over three years to Moorlands Research Services, a company he set up and owned with his partner Ann Palmer to run his office. While the relevant authorities had approved this, the following day, after a meeting with the Conservative Chief Whip, he announced that he would not be standing as a candidate at the next general election.
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