Henry Oscar Murton, Baron Murton of Lindisfarne OBE TD PC (8 May 1914 - 5 July 2009[1]) was a British Conservative Party politician.
Murton was born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne[2] and educated at Uppingham School. He joined the Territorial Army with a commission in the Northumberland Fusiliers in 1934. He was promoted to Lieutenant in 1937 and to Captain in 1939. He was a Lieutenant-Colonel in the General Staff from 1942 to 1946. He later became a managing director of department stores.
Murton was Member of Parliament for Poole from 1964 to 1979, preceding John Ward. Murton was a government whip under Edward Heath and later a Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons from 1973 to 1979. He was appointed as a Privy Counsellor in 1976, and after his retirement from the House of Commons at the 1979 general election, he was given a life peerage as Baron Murton of Lindisfarne, of Hexham in the County of Northumberland.
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| Preceded by Richard Pilkington |
Member of Parliament for Poole 1964–1979 |
Succeeded by John Ward |
| Preceded by Lance Mallalieu |
Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means 1973 – 1974 |
Succeeded by Sir Myer Galpern |
| Preceded by Lance Mallalieu |
First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means 1974 – 1976 |
Succeeded by Sir Myer Galpern |
| Preceded by George Thomas |
Chairman of Ways and Means 1976 – 1979 |
Succeeded by Bernard Weatherill |
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