Robert Crouch | |
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Member of Parliament for North Dorset | |
In office 23 February 1950 – 7 May 1957 | |
Preceded by | Frank Byers |
Succeeded by | Richard Glyn |
Personal details | |
Born | Robert Fisher Crouch 7 February 1904 |
Died | 7 May 1957 | (aged 53)
Nationality | British |
Political party | Conservative |
Occupation | Farmer, politician |
Robert Fisher Crouch (7 February 1904 – 7 May 1957) was a British farmer and politician. In Parliament, as the Conservative Party Member of Parliament for North Dorset, he specialised in agricultural issues, and was known as an independent-minded politician. His most notable contribution was to bring to public attention the Crichel Down affair, in which the Government's failure to sell requisitioned land back to its original owner led to the resignation of the Minister responsible.