Leslie Hale, Baron Hale

Charles Leslie Hale, Baron Hale (born July 13, 1902 , † May 9, 1985 ) was a British politician of the Liberal Party and most recently the Labor Party , who was a member of the House of Commons for 23 years and in 1972 as a life peer due to the life Peerages Act 1958 became a member of the House of Lords .

Life

Hale began his political career in the Liberal Party, but later joined the Labor Party. In the general election on July 5, 1945 , he was first elected as a member of the House of Commons and initially represented the constituency of Oldham . After the redistribution of this constituency, he was elected member of the newly created constituency of Oldham West in the elections of February 23, 1950 and was a member of the House of Commons until he resigned for health reasons on January 15, 1968. During his parliamentary membership, he became a member of a Royal Commission ( Royal Commission ) headed by former Health Minister Henry Willink in January 1960 , which dealt with the situation, constitutionality and tasks of the police.

By a letters patent dated April 24, 1972, Hale was raised to the nobility due to the Life Peerages Act 1958 as a life peer with the title Baron Hale , of Oldham in the County Palatine of Lancaster, and thus belonged to the House of Lords until his death as a member. Its official launch ( Introduction ) in the House of Lords was carried out with the support of Gerald Gardiner, Baron Gardiner and Fenner Brockway on May 3 1,972th

Web links

• Leslie Hale at Hansard (English)
• Entry in Cracroft's Peerage
• Entry in Leigh Rayment Peerage
• Charles Leslie Hale, Baron Hale on thepeerage.com , accessed September 11, 2016.

Individual evidence

1. ^ London Gazette  (Supplement). No. 41942, HMSO, London, January 29, 1960, p. 763 ( PDF , accessed October 18, 2013, English).
2. ↑ London Gazette . No. 45657, HMSO, London, April 27, 1972, p. 4999 ( PDF , accessed October 18, 2013, English).
3. ↑ Entry in Hansard (May 3, 1972)