Howard Johnson | |
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Member of Parliament for Brighton Kemptown | |
In office 23 February 1950 – 18 September 1959 | |
Preceded by | New constituency |
Succeeded by | David James |
Personal details | |
Born | Howard Sydney Johnson 25 December 1910 |
Died | 13 September 2000 | (aged 89)
Political party | Conservative |
Other political affiliations | Liberal (1962–1964) |
Occupation | Solicitor, building society director |
Howard Sydney Johnson (25 December 1910 – 13 September 2000) was a British solicitor and building society director who became an unorthodox Conservative Party Member of Parliament. Johnson, who considered himself a radical, espoused many positions which put him outside the mainstream including opposition to fox hunting and support for unilateral nuclear disarmament. After leaving Parliament he passed through the Liberal Party and eventually into supporting the Labour Party.