Captain Harold Richard Adams (8 October 1912 – 25 June 1978) was a British Labour politician who served as the Member of Parliament for Balham and Tooting from 1945 to 1950, and Wandsworth Central from 1950 to 1955.
Richard Adams | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:(Harold)_Richard_Adams.jpg) Adams in 1949. | |
| Lord Commissioner of the Treasury | |
| In office 1949–1951 | |
| Prime Minister | Clement Attlee |
| Member of Parliament for Wandsworth Central | |
| In office 23 February 1950 – 6 May 1955 | |
| Preceded by | Ernest Bevin |
| Succeeded by | Michael Hughes-Young |
| Member of Parliament for Balham and Tooting | |
| In office 5 July 1945 – 3 February 1950 | |
| Preceded by | George Doland |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 October 1912 |
| Died | 25 June 1978 (aged 65) |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouses | Joyce Love
(m. 1938; div. 1955)Peggy Fribbins (m. 1956) |
| Alma mater | University of London |