Frank McLeavy, Baron McLeavy
Frank McLeavy, Baron McLeavy (1 January 1899 – 1 October 1976) was a British Labour Party politician.
McLeavy became a road passenger transport officer. He joined the Labour Party, serving on Cheshire County Council from 1938 until 1950, and as Mayor of Bebington from 1939 to 1941.[1]
At the 1945 general election, he was elected as Member of Parliament for Bradford East, holding his seat until he retired from the House of Commons at the 1966 general election.
On 11 September 1967, he was made a life peer as Baron McLeavy, of the City of Bradford.[2] He died in 1976, aged 77.
References
- Stenton, Michael; Lees, Stephen (1981). Who's Who of British Members of Parliament. IV. Brighton: Harvester Press. p. 237.
- "No. 44406". The London Gazette. 12 September 1967. p. 9903.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Frank McLeavy
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| Preceded by Joseph Hepworth |
Member of Parliament for Bradford East 1945–1966 |
Succeeded by Edward Lyons |
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