Bill Baker

Mr Willfred Harold Kerton Baker

Rush ID: 8938

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Details

Born:
6 January 1920
Died:
9 November 2000
Birth place:
Dorset, UK
Gender:
Male
Ethnicity:
White
Religion:
Unknown
Aristocratic connections:
false
Formative occupation:
Farmer
Election occupation:
Farmer
Parentage:
Unknown
Notes:
Obituary in Guardian, 11/12/2000
Knighthood/Dame:
False
Highest Office:
Parliamentary Secretary
Who's Who volume:
4
Education level:
Postgraduate

References

Rush ID:
8938
MNIS ID:
Not set
Wikidata Entity ID:
Q8001738
Parliament ID:
Not set
Beamish Person ID:
Not set

Name changes

  1. BAKER, Bill (1920-2000)

Constituencies

  1. Banffshire

    Party: Conservative
    Year of election: 1964
    Date of election: 15 October 1964
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: First entry
    Year of exit: 1974ยน
    Date of exit: 28 February 1974
    Party: Conservative
    Nature of exit: Electoral defeat
    Sponsorship: None known
    Constituency connections: Area
    Notes: None

Ministerial offices

  1. Parliamentary Secretary 1971-1972

    Dept of Employment

Higher education

  1. University of Nottingham

    Attended -1939

    Degree Medicine

    Did not graduate

    Interrupted by wartime service

  2. University of Edinburgh

    Degree BSc Agriculture

    Graduated

  3. Cornell University, New York

    Degree Agricultural Economics

    Graduated

Schools

  1. Hardye's School

Marriages

  1. (Name unknown), Kathleen

    Notes: 1 son, 2 daughters. Dissolved 1976

  2. (Name unknown), Jean

Parties

  1. Communist Party member

Political organisations

  1. Monday Club