1950 GENERAL ELECTION : Croydon North Constituency – Biography of Harris

CANDIDATE BIOGRAPHIES FROM 1950 TIMES GUIDE TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS

The General Election was held on 23 February 1950.

CONSTITUENCY NAME : Croydon North

CANDIDATE : Harris

PARTY : C

ELECTORAL STATUS: Elected as MP

BIOGRAPHY :

Mr. F. W. Harris won North Croydon at a by-election in March, 1948, when he defeated Mr. Harold Nicolson, increasing the Conservative majority from 607 to 11,664. Thirty-five years old, he is managing director of a food products firm. He owns a ‘arm in Kenya, and a number of racehorses, one of which won the weat Metropolitan Handicap at Epsom two years ago. He has been a member of Croydon Borough Council.

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