Michael Beesley

For the footballer, see Mike Beesley.

Prof. Michael Edwin Beesley CBE (3 July 1924- 24 September 1999) was a British industrial economist and briefly a Liberal Party politician.[1][2][3]

Background

He was a son of Edwin and Kathleen Beesley. He was educated at King Edward’s Grammar School, Birmingham University. In 1947 he married Eileen Eleanor Yard. They had three sons and two daughters. In 1985 he was awarded the CBE.

Professional career

He became a research associate at Birmingham University in April 1947. In 1948 he undertook work on the economics side under the direction of Mr. Clive Williams for the Abercrombie-Jackson Town and Country Survey. He then resumed work at the university, where he was a member of the junior staff.[4]

Political career

He was the Liberal candidate for Birmingham King's Norton at the 1950 General Election.[5] He did not stand for parliament again.[6]

References

  1. ↑ ‘BEESLEY, Prof. Michael Edwin’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2007; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012 ; online edn, Nov 2012 accessed 9 April 2014
  2. ↑ http://www.theguardian.com/news/1999/oct/08/guardianobituaries1
  3. ↑ Foster, Christopher. Beesley, Michael Edwin (1924–1999). Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
  4. ↑ The Times House of Commons, 1950
  5. ↑ Who's Who of 475 Liberal Candidates fighting the 1950 General Election
  6. ↑ British parliamentary election results 1950-1973, Craig, F.W.S.