Richard Adams (British politician)

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
Adams in 1949.
Lord Commissioner of the Treasury
In office
1949–1951
Prime MinisterClement Attlee
Member of Parliament
for Wandsworth Central
In office
23 February 1950 – 6 May 1955
Preceded byErnest Bevin
Succeeded byMichael Hughes-Young
Member of Parliament
for Balham and Tooting
In office
5 July 1945 – 3 February 1950
Preceded byGeorge Doland
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Personal details
Born(1912-10-08)8 October 1912
Died25 June 1978(1978-06-25) (aged 65)
Political partyLabour
Spouses
Joyce Love
(m. 1938; div. 1955)
Peggy Fribbins
(m. 1956)
Alma materUniversity of London