Arthur Palmer (politician)
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Arthur Montague Frank Palmer (4 August 1912 – 14 August 1994) was a British
Labour Co-operative
politician.
Palmer was born in Northam, Devon
and educated at Ashford County Grammar School and Acton Technical College. He became a chartered electrical engineer and joined the head office staff of the Electrical Power Engineers' Association, editing the Electrical Power Engineer magazine. During World War II
and the London Blitz he was an engineer at Battersea Power Station
. He served as a councillor on Brentford and Chiswick Borough Council
1937-1945 and later as a conservator of Wimbledon and Putney Commons.
Palmer was Member of Parliament
for Wimbledon
(1945–1950), lost in Merton and Morden
in 1950 and 1951, and re-entered Parliament, representing Cleveland
(from a 1952 by-election to 1959), Bristol Central
(1964–1974), and Bristol North East
(1974–1983).
Palmer was Chairman of the Parliamentary and Scientific Committee 1965 to 1968, and Chairman of the House of Commons Select Committee on Science and Technology 1966 to 1970 and 1974 to 1979.
In 1939 he married Marion Woollaston with whom he had two daughters, Professor Sarah Palmer b 1943 and Julia King b 1945
United Kingdom
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Labour Co-operative
Labour Co-operative
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politician.
Palmer was born in Northam, Devon
Northam, Devon
Northam is a small town in Devon, England, lying north of Bideford and south of Westward Ho!. It is thought to have been the site of an Anglo-Saxon castle, and is said to have been where Hubba the Dane attacked Devon and was repelled . A little over a mile away along the coast is a town called...
and educated at Ashford County Grammar School and Acton Technical College. He became a chartered electrical engineer and joined the head office staff of the Electrical Power Engineers' Association, editing the Electrical Power Engineer magazine. During World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
and the London Blitz he was an engineer at Battersea Power Station
Battersea Power Station
Battersea Power Station is a decommissioned coal-fired power station located on the south bank of the River Thames, in Battersea, South London. The station comprises two individual power stations, built in two stages in the form of a single building. Battersea A Power Station was built first in the...
. He served as a councillor on Brentford and Chiswick Borough Council
Municipal Borough of Brentford and Chiswick
Brentford and Chiswick was a local government district of Middlesex, England from 1927 to 1965.It was created an urban district in 1927 by a merger of the former area of the Brentford Urban District and the Chiswick Urban District. It gained the status of municipal borough in 1932...
1937-1945 and later as a conservator of Wimbledon and Putney Commons.
Palmer was Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Wimbledon
Wimbledon (UK Parliament constituency)
Wimbledon is one of two parliamentary constituencies in the London Borough of Merton in south-west London. It elects one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, by the first-past-the-post voting system....
(1945–1950), lost in Merton and Morden
Merton and Morden (UK Parliament constituency)
Merton and Morden was a parliamentary constituency in what was then the Merton and Morden Urban District, but is now part of the London Borough of Merton...
in 1950 and 1951, and re-entered Parliament, representing Cleveland
Cleveland (UK Parliament constituency)
Cleveland was a county constituency in the North Riding of Yorkshire.-Electorate:It returned one Member of Parliament to the British House of Commons, using the first past the post voting system...
(from a 1952 by-election to 1959), Bristol Central
Bristol Central (UK Parliament constituency)
Bristol Central was a parliamentary constituency in the city of Bristol. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom....
(1964–1974), and Bristol North East
Bristol North East (UK Parliament constituency)
Bristol North East was a borough constituency in the city of Bristol. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom....
(1974–1983).
Palmer was Chairman of the Parliamentary and Scientific Committee 1965 to 1968, and Chairman of the House of Commons Select Committee on Science and Technology 1966 to 1970 and 1974 to 1979.
In 1939 he married Marion Woollaston with whom he had two daughters, Professor Sarah Palmer b 1943 and Julia King b 1945