Sir Percy Alden | |
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Member of Parliament for Tottenham | |
In office 1906–1918 | |
Preceded by | Joseph Howard |
Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
Member of Parliament for Tottenham South | |
In office 1923–1924 | |
Preceded by | Patrick Malone |
Succeeded by | Patrick Malone |
Personal details | |
Born | Oxford, England | 6 June 1865
Died | 30 June 1944 London, England | (aged 79)
Cause of death | V-1 flying bomb |
Political party | Liberal |
Other political affiliations | Labour |
Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford |
Profession | Social worker |
Sir Percy Alden (6 June 1865 – 30 June 1944) was a British social worker, land reformer and radical Liberal Party politician.[1][2]
Born in Oxford, he was the third son of Isaac Alden, a master butcher and Harriet née Kemp.[2] After serving twice as a member of parliament, he was killed in June 1944 by a German V-1 flying bomb.