Leslie Lever, Baron Lever

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Leslie Maurice Lever, Baron Lever Kt (born April 29, 1905 - † July 26, 1977 in Manchester ) was a British lawyer and politician of the Labor Party , who was a member of the House of Commons for twenty years and was mayor between 1957 and 1958 ( Lord Mayor ) from Manchester and became a member of the House of Lords in 1975 when Life Peer under the Life Peerages Act 1958 .

Life

Lawyer and Member of the House of Commons

Lever graduated after attending the Grammar School of Manchester to study law at the University of Leeds and was as to his legal approval in 1928 Solicitor operates, in particular by it became known that he until the introduction of legal aid ( Legal Aid ) 1948 the costs himself paid for his needy clients when they lost a case.

In the general election of February 23, 1950 Lever was a candidate of the Labor Party, succeeding his party colleague Joseph Henderson in the constituency Manchester Ardwick first elected as an MP in the House of Commons and was this until his resignation on a renewed candidacy in the elections of 18 June 1970 more than twenty years. In his first election he was able to prevail with 22,628 votes (55.84 percent) against his opponent from the Conservative Party , E. Hodson, who got 17,895 votes (44.16 percent), but lost compared to the previous one lying election of July 5, 1945 8.12 percentage points.

Lord Mayor of Manchester and Member of the House of Lords

In 1957, Lever succeeded Harry Sharp as Lord Mayor of Manchester and held this office until he was replaced by James Edward Fitzsimons in 1958. During his one-year tenure as Lord Mayor, he completed 2,700 official appointments. In 1960 he was appointed by Pope John XXIII. appointed commander of the Order of Gregory .

In his re-elections as a member of the House of Commons, Lever achieved clear absolute majorities and in the general election on March 31, 1966 , his best result with 63.23 percent. He was succeeded as MP in 1970 by his party friend Gerald Kaufman , who was a member of the Labor Party's shadow cabinet between 1983 and 1992 . As a Member of Parliament and as Lord Mayor, he particularly represented the interests of the poorer districts of Manchester and campaigned for denominational schools as well as adequate pensions for war widows and severely disabled former soldiers. For his church commitment he was given by Pope Paul VI. awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of Gregorius. On December 20, 1966, he became Associate Serving Brother of the Order of Saint John .

By a Letters Patent from July 10, 1975, Lever, who on August 7, 1970, through the Queen Elizabeth II. To Knight Bachelor was beaten and then on the "Sir" led suffix, as a life peer with the title Baron Lever , of Ardwick in the City of Manchester, raised to the nobility and was a member of the House of Lords until his death.

His younger brother Harold Lever was a Member of the House of Commons for 34 years, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster between 1974 and 1979, and in 1979, as Baron Lever of Manchester, of Cheetham in the City of Manchester, also became a Life Peer and a member of the House of Lords .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ KSG for Leslie Lever, MP ( Memento of the original from November 9, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . In: The Catholic Herald, June 3, 1960 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / archive.catholicherald.co.uk
  2. ↑ London Gazette . No. 44202, HMSO, London, December 20, 1966, p. 13738 ( PDF , accessed November 9, 2013, English).
  3. ^ London Gazette  (Supplement). No. 45165, HMSO, London, August 4, 1970, p. 8678 ( PDF , accessed November 9, 2013, English).
  4. ^ London Gazette  (Supplement). No. 46593, HMSO, London, June 6, 1975, p. 7369 ( PDF , accessed November 9, 2013, English).
  5. ↑ London Gazette . No. 44202, HMSO, London, December 20, 1966, p. 13738 ( PDF , accessed November 9, 2013, English).
personal data
SURNAME Lever, Leslie, Baron Lever
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Lever, Leslie Maurice, Baron Lever (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British politician (Labor), Member of the House of Commons and lawyer
DATE OF BIRTH April 29, 1905
DATE OF DEATH July 26, 1977
Place of death Manchester