John Hall (Wycombe MP)
Sir Frederick John Frank Hall,[1] OBE TD (21 September 1911 — 19 January 1978)[2] was a British Conservative Party politician.
Hall was educated privately and worked as a chartered secretary and company director.[3]
Hall stood for Parliament without success in Grimsby in 1950 and Fulham East in 1951.[3] He was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Wycombe at a by-election in November 1952.[2]
Hall served as an opposition spokesman on Treasury, economic affairs and trade until October 1965.[3] He was an executive member of the 1922 Committee from 1964 to 1966 and vice-chairman of the Conservative parliamentary finance committee from 1965.[3]
He was knighted in July 1973[4] "for political and public services".[5]
Hall's death led to a by-election.
References
- ^ http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/46229/pages/2984
- ^ a b Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 5)
- ^ a b c d The Times House of Commons 1966. London: The Times Office. October 1966. p. 223.
- ^ "No. 46042". The London Gazette. 31 July 1973. p. 9035.
- ^ "No. 45984". The London Gazette (Supplement). 22 May 1973. p. 6473.
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