Leonard Behrens
Sir Leonard Frederick Behrens
politician and public figure.Born in
Order of St Sava. Back in Britain, he became President of the Manchester Liberal Federation, and was an official of a large number of local bodies, including the Manchester Statistical Society, the Design and Industries Association, the Royal Manchester College of Music, the Hallé Concert Society and the University of Manchester. He also served as a JP.[2]
He stood unsuccessfully as the Liberal candidate in Manchester Withington at the 1945 and 1950 general elections.
Behrens was a keen supporter of the League of Nations Union, and later the United Nations Association, becoming vice-president of the World Federation of United Nations Associations. From 1955 to 1957, he served as President of the Liberal Party,[2] and from 1959 to 1961 he was the party's Chair.[3]
References
- ^ Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 2022 (online ed.). A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- ^ a b "Sir Leonard Behrens: ex-Liberal president", The Guardian, 15 March 1978
- ^ "Liberal Executive", The Guardian, 16 June 1959
External links
- Leonard Behrens papers at the John Rylands Library, University of Manchester.