1950 GENERAL ELECTION : Brentford and Chiswick Constituency – Biography of Lucas

CANDIDATE BIOGRAPHIES FROM 1950 TIMES GUIDE TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS

The General Election was held on 23 February 1950.

CONSTITUENCY NAME : Brentford and Chiswick

CANDIDATE : Lucas

PARTY : C

ELECTORAL STATUS: Elected as MP

BIOGRAPHY :

Mr. P. B. Lucas is 34. He joined the R.A.F. in 1939 and became a fighter pilot. He fought through the Battle of Malta, and the Spitfires he commanded formed the top-scoring squadron. Later on the staff at H.Q., Air Defence of Great Britain, he helped in the measures to counter the flying bomb. His third operational tour was in support of the allied armies in France. He is an international golfer, and was captain of the Walker Cup team which went to America last year.

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