Oscar Murton, Baron Murton of Lindisfarne

Henry Oscar Murton, Baron Murton of Lindisfarne OBE TD PC (8 May 1914 - 5 July 2009^[1]) was a British Conservative Party politician.

Murton was born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne^[2] and educated at Uppingham School. He joined the Territorial Army with a commission in the Northumberland Fusiliers in 1934. He was promoted to Lieutenant in 1937 and to Captain in 1939. He was a Lieutenant-Colonel in the General Staff from 1942 to 1946. He later became a managing director of department stores.

Murton was Member of Parliament for Poole from 1964 to 1979, preceding John Ward. Murton was a government whip under Edward Heath and later a Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons from 1973 to 1979. He was appointed as a Privy Counsellor in 1976, and after his retirement from the House of Commons at the 1979 general election, he was given a life peerage as Baron Murton of Lindisfarne, of Hexham in the County of Northumberland.

References

1. ^ Lords Hansard, 6 July 2009
2. ^ Births England and Wales 1837-1915

• Times Guide to the House of Commons October 1974
• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages
• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Oscar Murton

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Richard Pilkington	Member of Parliament for Poole 1964–1979	Succeeded by John Ward
Preceded by Lance Mallalieu	Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means 1973 – 1974	Succeeded by Sir Myer Galpern
Preceded by Lance Mallalieu	First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means 1974 – 1976	Succeeded by Sir Myer Galpern
Preceded by George Thomas	Chairman of Ways and Means 1976 – 1979	Succeeded by Bernard Weatherill

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