Wilf Proudfoot | |
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Member of Parliament for Brighouse and Spenborough | |
In office 18 June 1970 – 8 February 1974 | |
Preceded by | Colin Jackson |
Succeeded by | Colin Jackson |
Member of Parliament for Cleveland | |
In office 8 October 1959 – 25 September 1964 | |
Preceded by | Arthur Palmer |
Succeeded by | James Tinn |
Personal details | |
Born | George Wilfred Proudfoot 19 December 1921 Crook, County Durham, England |
Died | 19 July 2013 Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England | (aged 91)
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse |
Margaret "Peggy" Mary Jackson
(m. 1950) |
Children | Mark, Lyn and Ian, Grandchildren - Marcus Proudfoot, Oliver Proudfoot, Luke Proudfoot, James-Ian Harvey, Victoria Harvey |
Occupation | Grocer, businessman, hypnotist |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Branch/service | Royal Air Force |
Years of service | 1940-1946 |
Battles/wars | Second World War |
George Wilfred Proudfoot (19 December 1921 – 19 July 2013) was a British Conservative Party politician and former Member of Parliament (MP). He was also a prominent North Yorkshire businessman, well known for his ownership of the Proudfoot supermarket chain and Radio 270. In later life he embarked on a new career as a hypnotist, hypnotherapist and NLP (Neuro Linguistic Practitioner) and Instructor. He died in July 2013.[1]