1950 GENERAL ELECTION : Accrington Constituency – Biography of Procter

CANDIDATE BIOGRAPHIES FROM 1950 TIMES GUIDE TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS

The General Election was held on 23 February 1950.

CONSTITUENCY NAME : Accrington

CANDIDATE : Procter

PARTY : C

ELECTORAL STATUS: Not Elected

BIOGRAPHY :

Maj. H. A. Procter sat for Accrington from 1931 to 1945. Born in Liverpool in 1883 he served an apprenticeship to engineering, and afterwards worked his passage to America, where he pursued his studies. Subsequently he attended Melbourne and Edinburgh Universities, studying philosophy, political science, and law, and was called to the Bar at Middle Temple in 1931. He has patented many inventions connected with the hydro-genation of coal. During the 1914-18 war Maj. Procter served in Europe with the Australian forces.

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