- Harold Roper
Sir Harold Roper CBE MC (
2 September 1891 –20 August 1971 ) was a Conservative Party politician in theUnited Kingdom . He wasMember of Parliament (MP) for North Cornwall from 1950 to 1959.Political career
At the 1950 general election, he stood as the Conservative candidate in North Cornwall.
Tom Horabin , who had been elected as the constituency's Liberal MP at the 1945 general election, had defected to the Labour Party in 1947. In 1950, Horabin stood instead in Exeter, and Roper won the North Cornwall seat with a majority of more than 3,000 votes over the Liberal candidate,Dingle Foot .Roper held the seat until he stood down at the 1959 general election, when the Conservative
James Scott-Hopkins was elected to succeed him.Honours and decorations
In the
World War I , Roper served as an officer in theDevonshire Regiment . Whilst an acting captain, he was awarded theMilitary Cross in theKing's Birthday Honours , 1918. [LondonGazette|issue=30718|supp=yes|startpage=6495|endpage=6496|date=31 May 1918 ]During
World War II , Roper had been General Manager of Burmah Oil Company inRangoon , and received aCBE in 1942 for his work. The citation read: [LondonGazette|issue=35882|supp=yes|startpage=548|date=26 January 1943 |accessdate=2007-11-29]cquote|Harold Roper, M.C., General Manager, Burma Oil Company, Ltd., Rangoon.
Mr. Roper played a leading part in the oil denial schemes in Burma. By his personal example and influence he contributed very largely to the maintenance of the morale of his employees, without whose services the successful denial of oil supplies to the enemy would have been impossible. He remained in Rangoon to the very end and left by sea with the last demolition party.
He was knighted in the 1945
New Year Honours for his work for the company. [LondonGazette|issue=36866|supp=yes|startpage=31|date=29 December 1944 |accessdate=2007-11-29] [LondonGazette|issue=36880|startpage=227|date=5 January 1945 |accessdate=2007-11-29 Erratum to the original announcement which incorrectly listed him as anMBE ]References
* [http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/area/uk/edates.htm Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources: UK General Elections since 1832]
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