Ernest Perry (politician)

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Ernest George Perry (25 April 1910 – 28 December 1998) was a British Labour Party politician.

Biography

Early career

Perry was an insurance contractor and served as a councillor (Alderman) on Battersea Borough Council 1934–65 and was Mayor 1955–56, during which time he served as a Justice of the Peace (J.P.), becoming a councillor on the successor London Borough of Wandsworth from 1964. He was President of Battersea Labour Party and Trades Council, and of the Federation of British Cremation Authorities.

Time as an MP

At the 1964 general election, Perry was elected Member of Parliament for Battersea South. He was a government whip from 1968 to 1970 and again in 1974. He retired as an MP at the 1979 general election, and was succeeded by Alf Dubs.

References

Times Guide to the House of Commons October 1974
Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
Chris Perry (footballer) | Chris Perry

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Ernest Perry

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Ernest Partridge	Member of Parliament for Battersea South 1964–1979	Succeeded by Alf Dubs

Persondata
Name	Perry, Ernest
Alternative names
Short description	British politician
Date of birth	25 April 1910
Place of birth
Date of death	28 December 1998
Place of death

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