Herbert Butcher

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for conflicting parameters". Sir Herbert Walter Butcher, 1st Baronet (12 June 1901 – 11 May 1966)^[1] was an English Conservative and National Liberal^[2] politician. He sat in the House of Commons from 1937 to 1966.

Early life

Butcher was the son of Frank Butcher.^[3] He was educated at Hastings Grammar School, and served in the Royal Navy during World War I, from 1916 to 1919.^[3] He was as a Hackney Borough Councillor from 1928 to 1961, serving as Mayor of Hackney from 1935 to 1937.^[3]

He was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Holland with Boston at a by-election in June 1937,^[2] after the death of the National Liberal MP Sir James Blindell.^[4] He held the seat at the next six general elections until his retirement at the 1966 general election, when Richard Body was elected as his successor.

In 1958, he advised his friend John Poulson to set up a servicing company to win business for his architect's practice.

Having been knighted on 10 February 1953,^[5] Butcher was created a Baronet of Holland in the County of Lincoln on 22 July 1960.^[6]

After 29 years as an MP, Butcher died less than two months after his retirement, aged 64.

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