Lionel Heald
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Sir Lionel Frederick Heald, QC
, PC
, (1897 – November 8, 1981) was a British
barrister and Conservative Party
politician.
At the 1950 general election
, Heald was elected as Member of Parliament
for the Chertsey constituency
in Surrey
. He held the seat until his retirement at the 1970 general election
.
Heald introduced the Common Informers Act 1951
as a Private Member's Bill
.
Heald served as Attorney General
in Winston Churchill
's cabinet
from 1951 to 1954, and was made a Privy Counsellor
in 1954. He helped Margaret Thatcher
introduce the Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960
, similar to a bill that he had proposed years earlier, in her maiden speech
.
He married Flavia Forbes, the younger daughter of Lt. Col. James Stewart Forbes, on the 9th April 1923, and was divorced from her in June 1928, on the grounds of her adultery with Capt. James Roy Notter Garton.
On the 15th May 1929 he married Daphne Constance Price (daughter of Montagu W Price, Chairman of the London Stock Exchange
). They lived at Chilworth Manor, Surrey.
Heald's daughter from his first marriage, Susan
was one of the secretaries who typed the English versions of the German Instrument of Surrender at the conclusion of the Second World War
. His daughter Elizabeth married Colonel George Lane in 1963.
A book on the Dardanelles Campaign (H. W. Nevinson) placed on eBay in July 2009 (eBay Item number: 300329057740) included handwritten loose leaf embossed headed with the Garrick Club about Heald, which included some of the following biographical points:
Dob 1896
Charterhouse, Christ Church (Ox) BA LLB Hons 1920
Served 1914-1919
Called to the Bar (M Temple) 1923
Bencher 1946
Counsel for Board of Trade 1931-37
Member of Board 1947
JP Surrey 1946
MP Chertsey 1950
Queen's Counsel
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, PC
Privy Council of the United Kingdom
Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, usually known simply as the Privy Council, is a formal body of advisers to the Sovereign in the United Kingdom...
, (1897 – November 8, 1981) was a British
United Kingdom
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barrister and Conservative Party
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
politician.
At the 1950 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1950
The 1950 United Kingdom general election was the first general election ever after a full term of a Labour government. Despite polling over one and a half million votes more than the Conservatives, the election, held on 23 February 1950 resulted in Labour receiving a slim majority of just five...
, Heald was elected as Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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for the Chertsey constituency
Chertsey (UK Parliament constituency)
Chertsey was a county constituency in Surrey which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom....
in Surrey
Surrey
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. He held the seat until his retirement at the 1970 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1970
The United Kingdom general election of 1970 was held on 18 June 1970, and resulted in a surprise victory for the Conservative Party under leader Edward Heath, who defeated the Labour Party under Harold Wilson. The election also saw the Liberal Party and its new leader Jeremy Thorpe lose half their...
.
Heald introduced the Common Informers Act 1951
Common Informers Act 1951
The Common Informers Act 1951 is an Act of the United Kingdom Parliament that abolishes the principle of, and procedures concerning a common informer.-Background:...
as a Private Member's Bill
Private Member's Bill
A member of parliament’s legislative motion, called a private member's bill or a member's bill in some parliaments, is a proposed law introduced by a member of a legislature. In most countries with a parliamentary system, most bills are proposed by the government, not by individual members of the...
.
Heald served as Attorney General
Attorney General
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in Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, was a predominantly Conservative British politician and statesman known for his leadership of the United Kingdom during the Second World War. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest wartime leaders of the century and served as Prime Minister twice...
's cabinet
Cabinet (government)
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from 1951 to 1954, and was made a Privy Counsellor
Privy Council of the United Kingdom
Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, usually known simply as the Privy Council, is a formal body of advisers to the Sovereign in the United Kingdom...
in 1954. He helped Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990...
introduce the Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960
Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960
The Public Bodies Act 1960 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which allowed members of the public and press to attend meetings of certain public bodies. The Act is notable for having been initiated as a private member's bill drawn up by Margaret Thatcher, and also for being...
, similar to a bill that he had proposed years earlier, in her maiden speech
Maiden speech
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.
He married Flavia Forbes, the younger daughter of Lt. Col. James Stewart Forbes, on the 9th April 1923, and was divorced from her in June 1928, on the grounds of her adultery with Capt. James Roy Notter Garton.
On the 15th May 1929 he married Daphne Constance Price (daughter of Montagu W Price, Chairman of the London Stock Exchange
London Stock Exchange
The London Stock Exchange is a stock exchange located in the City of London within the United Kingdom. , the Exchange had a market capitalisation of US$3.7495 trillion, making it the fourth-largest stock exchange in the world by this measurement...
). They lived at Chilworth Manor, Surrey.
Heald's daughter from his first marriage, Susan
Susan Hibbert
Susan Hibbert was one of the secretaries who typed the English versions of the German surrender document at the conclusion of the Second World War...
was one of the secretaries who typed the English versions of the German Instrument of Surrender at the conclusion of the Second World War
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...
. His daughter Elizabeth married Colonel George Lane in 1963.
A book on the Dardanelles Campaign (H. W. Nevinson) placed on eBay in July 2009 (eBay Item number: 300329057740) included handwritten loose leaf embossed headed with the Garrick Club about Heald, which included some of the following biographical points:
Dob 1896
Charterhouse, Christ Church (Ox) BA LLB Hons 1920
Served 1914-1919
Called to the Bar (M Temple) 1923
Bencher 1946
Counsel for Board of Trade 1931-37
Member of Board 1947
JP Surrey 1946
MP Chertsey 1950