The Lord Hooson | |
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Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
In office 26 July 1979 – 21 February 2012 Life Peerage | |
Member of Parliament for Montgomeryshire | |
In office 15 May 1962 – 7 April 1979 | |
Preceded by | Clement Davies |
Succeeded by | Delwyn Williams |
Personal details | |
Born | Hugh Emlyn Hooson 26 March 1925 Colomendy, Denbighshire, Wales |
Died | 21 February 2012 Newtown, Powys, Wales | (aged 86)
Political party | Liberal Democrats (after 1988) Liberal (until 1988) |
Spouse |
Shirley Hamer (m. 1950) |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | University College of Wales, Aberystwyth |
Military career | |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service | Royal Navy |
Years of service | 1942-1945 |
Battles / wars | Second World War |
Hugh Emlyn Hooson, Baron Hooson, QC (26 March 1925 – 21 February 2012) was a Welsh Liberal and then Liberal Democrat politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Montgomeryshire from 1962 until 1979.