Background
Kemp was born in Market Harborough, Leicestershire in April 1881.
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William Kemp
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He was educated at Market Harborough Grammar School and Caterham College in Surrey.
Career
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They had one daughter, Ruth Vincent Kemp. Kemp was a chemist who first went into business in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire in 1910 where he remained until retirement. He was the first Chairman of the Stoke-on-Trent branch of the Pharmaceutical Society and the last President of the North Staffordshire Chemists Association.
In 1921 Kemp was elected to Stoke-on-Trent City Council.
In 1927 he was appointed a Justice of the Peace. In 1939 he was appointed an Alderman of the Council.
From 1944-1945 he served as the Lord Mayor of Stoke-on-Trent. He was Chairman of the Juvenile Panel of the City.
He was Chairman of North Staffordshire Liberal Federation.
He took a particular interest in education in the North Staffordshire area and in 1949 was one of the founders of Keele University. He was Liberal candidate for the new Stoke-on-Trent South division of Staffordshire at the 1950 General Election. He did not stand for parliament again.
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Nationality
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Political Party
Liberal party