Aidan Crawley
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Aidan Merivale Crawley MBE (10 April 1908 – 3 November 1993)[1] was a British journalist, television executive and editor, and politician. He was a member of both of Britain's major political parties: the Labour Party and Conservative Party, and was elected to the House of Commons as a Labour MP from 1945 to 1951, and as a Conservative MP from 1962 to 1967.
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Aidan Crawley | |
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Member of Parliament for West Derbyshire | |
In office 6 June 1962 – 25 October 1967 | |
Preceded by | Edward Wakefield |
Succeeded by | James Scott-Hopkins |
Member of Parliament for Buckingham | |
In office 5 July 1945 – 5 October 1951 | |
Preceded by | Lionel Berry |
Succeeded by | Frank Markham |
Personal details | |
Born | Aidan Merivale Crawley (1908-04-10)10 April 1908 Benenden, Kent, England |
Died | 3 November 1993(1993-11-03) (aged 85) Banbury, Oxfordshire, England |
Political party | Labour (until 1957) Conservative |
Spouse | |
Children | 3 |
Education | Harrow School |
Alma mater | Trinity College, Oxford |
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