- Arthur Vere Harvey, Baron Harvey of Prestbury
Air Commodore Arthur Vere Harvey, Baron Harvey of Prestbury CBE (31 January 1906–5 April 1994) was a British Conservative politician, andMember of Parliament (MP) for 26 years.Harvey was educated at
Framlingham College ,Suffolk and served with theRoyal Air Force 1925-30 and duringWorld War II . He was an advisor to the Southern Chinese Air Forces 1932-35 and aSquadron Leader of the Auxiliary Air Force in 1937. He founded theNo. 615 (County of Surrey) Squadron and commanded it in the first years of World War II inFrance . He later became a company chairman and director of several firms.Harvey was elected as Member of Parliament for Macclesfield in 1945, and held the seat in seven further general elections. In the Commons, Harvey was chairman of the backbench
1922 Committee from 1966-1970. On 14 October 1969 he was made an Honorary Freeman of the Borough of Macclesfield. [ [http://www.macclesfield-express.co.uk/news/s/93/93947_sir_nick_is_made_a_freeman.html Sir Nick is made a Freeman, "Macclesfield Express"] ] .Harvey resigned from the House of Commons in 1971, having been elevated to the peerage as Baron Harvey of Prestbury, of Prestbury in the County Palatine of
Chester . He was succeeded as MP by fellow-ConservativeNicholas Winterton .Notes
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* [http://www.rafweb.org/Biographies/HarveyA.htm Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation - Air Cdre Lord Arthur Harvey]
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