Edward Brown (British politician)
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Sir Edward Joseph Brown, MBE (15 April 1913 – 27 August 1991) was a British Conservative politician.
Brown was educated at
National Union of Conservative and Unionist Associations
from 1959 to 1960.
Brown contested
Christopher Patten
.
In the October 1974 general election, Sir Edward held off a strong challenge from Christopher Mayhew, the Liberal MP for Woolwich East who had defected from the Labour Party. He was knighted for his trade union work before he became an MP.[1]
References
- ^ "The London Gazette". 7 March 1974. p. 2989. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
Sources
- Times Guide to the House of Commons, 1966
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
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