Frederick Burden

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Sir Frederick Frank Arthur Burden
Member of Parliament
for Gillingham
In office
23 February 1950 – 9 June 1983
Preceded by Joseph Binns
Succeeded by James Couchman
Born 27 December 1905
Died 6 July 1987
Political party Conservative

Sir Frederick Frank Arthur Burden (27 December 1905 – 6 July 1987) was a British Conservative politician.

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[edit] Early life

Burden was educated at the Sloane School, Chelsea and was British schools boxing champion 1921-22. He served with the Royal Air Force in World War II, first with a Polish unit then with Eastern Air Command, and later on the staff of Lord Mountbatten at South East Asia Command, attaining the rank of Squadron Leader.

He became a company director, including of British Eagle International Airlines.

[edit] Politics

Burden contested South Shields as a National Labour candidate in 1935, and as a Conservative stood in Finsbury in 1945 and Rotherhithe in a 1946 by-election.

He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Gillingham from 1950 to 1983. He was chairman of the Parliamentary Animal Welfare Group. By the time of his retirement at the age of 77, he was among one of the oldest sitting MPs. James Couchman was his successor.

[edit] Political offices

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Joseph Binns		 Member of Parliament for Gillingham
1950–1983		 Succeeded by
James Couchman

[edit] References


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