Aidan Crawley
Aidan Merivale Crawley MBE (10 April 1908 – 3 November 1993) was a British journalist, television executive and editor, and politician. He was a member of both of Britain's major political parties: the Labour Party and Conservative Party, and was elected to the House of Commons as a Labour MP from 1945 to 1951, and as a Conservative MP from 1962 to 1967.
Aidan Crawley MBE | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for West Derbyshire | |
| In office 6 June 1962 – 25 October 1967 | |
| Preceded by | Edward Wakefield |
| Succeeded by | James Scott-Hopkins |
| Member of Parliament for Buckingham | |
| In office 5 July 1945 – 5 October 1951 | |
| Preceded by | Lionel Berry |
| Succeeded by | Frank Markham |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Aidan Merivale Crawley 10 April 1908 Benenden, Kent, England |
| Died | 3 November 1993 (aged 85) Banbury, Oxfordshire, England |
| Political party | Labour (until 1957) Conservative |
| Spouse |
Virginia Cowles
(m. 1945; died 1983) |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Harrow School |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Oxford |
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