Arthur Palmer (politician)

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Arthur Montague Frank Palmer (4 August 1912 – 14 August 1994) was a British Labour Co-operative politician.

Palmer was educated at Ashford County School and Acton Technical College. He became a chartered electrical engineer and joined the head office staff of the Electrical Power Engineers' Association, editing the Electrical Power Engineer magazine. He served as a councillor on Brentford and Chiswick Borough Council 1937-45 and later as a conservator of Wimbledon and Putney Commons.

Palmer was Member of Parliament for Wimbledon (1945-1950), lost in Merton and Morden in 1950 and 1951, and re-entered Parliament, representing Cleveland (from a 1952 by-election to 1959), Bristol Central (1964-1974), and Bristol North East (1974-1983).

[edit] References

• Times Guide to the House of Commons, 1951, 1966 & 1979
• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by John Power	Member of Parliament for Wimbledon 1945–1950	Succeeded by Cyril Black
Preceded by Octavius George Willey	Member of Parliament for Cleveland 1952–1959	Succeeded by Wilfred Proudfoot
Preceded by Stanley Awbery	Member of Parliament for Bristol Central 1964–1974	Succeeded by (constituency abolished)
Preceded by Robert Adley	Member of Parliament for Bristol North East 1974–1983	Succeeded by (constituency abolished)