Godfrey Lagden (politician)
Godfrey William Lagden (12 April 1906 – 31 August 1989) was a British Conservative Party politician.
Lagden was educated at Richmond Hill School in Richmond, Surrey. He worked for Sun Insurance 1931–34 and for IBM 1934–71. In 1955 he was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for the marginal constituency of Hornchurch, winning the seat from Labour. Lagden held Hornchurch until his defeat at the 1966 general election by the Labour candidate Alan Lee Williams.
References
- LAGDEN, Godfrey William, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2016 (online edition, Oxford University Press, 2014)
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Godfrey Lagden
- Portraits of Godfrey William Lagden at the National Portrait Gallery, London
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| Preceded by Geoffrey Bing |
Member of Parliament for Hornchurch 1955–1966 |
Succeeded by Alan Lee Williams |
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