Tom Normanton
Sir Tom Normanton (12 March 1917 – 6 August 1997) was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom.
Early life and Summary
He was educated at Malsis School in North Yorkshire from 1929-31 and then attended Manchester Grammar School and Manchester University. He joined the family textile business and served in the army in the Second World War, reaching the rank of Major. His obituary stated that he was an improbable combination of the flamboyant, the phlegmatic and the industrious. He was an industrialist of some distinction, above all in the textile industry. He exhibited intense patriotism together with European idealism. He was invited back to Malsis School to present the prizes at Open Day in 1979, but Richard Francis took his place.
Political career
Normanton contested Rochdale in the United Kingdom general election, 1959 and 1964 general elections, but came third each time. He was elected at the 1970 general election as Member of Parliament (MP) for Cheadle, and stood down at the 1987 general election, when he was succeeded by Stephen Day. He was knighted in 1987.[1]
From 1973 to 1979 he was a Member of the European Parliament, in the period before the European Parliament was directly elected.
References
- ↑ "Members since 1979" (PDF). House of Commons Library. 20 April 2009.
External links
Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Tom Normanton
Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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Preceded by Michael Winstanley |
Member of Parliament for Cheadle 1970–1987 |
Succeeded by Stephen Day |