Sir Richard Acland, Bt | |
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Member of Parliament for Gravesend | |
In office 26 November 1947 – 6 May 1955 | |
Preceded by | Garry Allighan |
Succeeded by | Peter Kirk |
Member of Parliament for Barnstaple | |
In office 14 November 1935 – 15 June 1945 | |
Preceded by | Basil Peto |
Succeeded by | Christopher Peto |
Personal details | |
Born | Broadclyst, Devon, England | 26 November 1906
Died | 24 November 1990 Exeter, Devon, England | (aged 83)
Political party | Independent (from 1955) Labour (1945–1955) Common Wealth (1942-1945) Liberal (until 1942) |
Other political affiliations | Popular Front |
Spouse | Anne Stella Alford |
Parent(s) | Francis Acland Eleanor Acland |
Sir Richard Thomas Dyke Acland, 15th Baronet (26 November 1906 – 24 November 1990) was one of the founding members of the British Common Wealth Party in 1942, having previously been a Liberal Member of Parliament (MP). He joined the Labour Party in 1945 and was later a Labour MP.[1] He was one of the founders of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND).