John Hall (Wycombe MP)

For other people named John Hall, see John Hall (disambiguation).

Sir Frederick John Frank Hall[1] OBE, TD (21 September 1911 — 19 January 1978)[2] was a British Conservative Party politician.

Hall was educated privately and worked as a chartered secretary and company director.[3]

Hall stood for Parliament without success in Grimsby in 1950 and Fulham East in 1951.[3] He was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Wycombe at a by-election in November 1952.[2]

Hall served as an opposition spokesman on Treasury, economic affairs and trade until October 1965.[3] He was an executive member of the 1922 Committee from 1964 to 1966 and vice-chairman of the Conservative parliamentary finance committee from 1965.[3]

He was knighted in July 1973[4] "for political and public services".[5]

Hall's death led to a by-election.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/46229/pages/2984
  2. 1 2 Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 5)
  3. 1 2 3 4 The Times House of Commons 1966. London: The Times Office. October 1966. p. 223.
  4. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 46042. p. 9035. 31 July 1973. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
  5. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 45984. p. 6473. 22 May 1973. Retrieved 7 August 2010.

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Preceded by
William Astor		 Member of Parliament for Wycombe
1952–1978 		Succeeded by
Sir Ray Whitney
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