Arthur Palmer (politician)
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Arthur Montague Frank Palmer (4 August 1912 – 14 August 1994) was a British
Labour Co-operative
politician.
Early life
Palmer was born in
Putney Commons
.
Parliamentary career
Palmer was elected Member of Parliament for Wimbledon in 1945, becoming the first Labour MP for the constituency. He lost in Merton and Morden in 1950 and 1951, but re-entered Parliament, representing Cleveland from a 1952 by-election to 1959, Bristol Central from 1964–February 1974, and Bristol North East from February 1974 to 1983.
Palmer was Chairman of the
Select Committee on Science and Technology
from 1966 to 1970 and 1974 to 1979.
Personal life and death
In 1939, Palmer married Marion Woollaston, with whom he had two daughters, Professor Sarah Palmer (born 1943) and Julia King (born 1945). Sarah unsuccessfully attempted to be Labour's candidate for Hampstead and Highgate in 1990.[1]
He died on 14 August 1994, aged 82.[2]
References
- ^ Postlewaite, Jeff (27 March 1990). "Anxious Glenda waits for a cue". Evening Standard. p. 14. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- ^ Tam Dalyell (26 August 1994). "Obituary: Arthur Palmer". The Independent. Retrieved 12 June 2009.
- Times Guide to the House of Commons, 1951, 1966 & 1979
- Tam Dalyell (26 August 1994). "Obituary: Arthur Palmer". The Independent. Retrieved 12 June 2009.
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
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