John Hall (Wycombe MP)

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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

  1. ^ http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/46229/pages/2984
  2. ^ a b Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 5)
  3. ^ a b c d The Times House of Commons 1966. London: The Times Office. October 1966. p. 223.
  4. ^ "No. 46042". The London Gazette. 31 July 1973.
  5. ^ "No. 45984". The London Gazette (invalid |supp= (help)). 22 May 1973.

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Preceded by Member of Parliament for Wycombe
19521978
Succeeded by