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[[Image:Replace this image male.svg|thumb|right]]Captain '''Harold Richard Adams''' (8 October 1912 – 25 June 1978), more commonly '''Richard Adams''', was a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] politician.
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Captain '''Harold Richard Adams''' (8 October 1912 – 25 June 1978) was a British [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] politician who served as the [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] for [[Balham and Tooting (UK Parliament constituency)|Balham and Tooting]] from 1945 to 1950, and [[Wandsworth Central (UK Parliament constituency)|Wandsworth Central]] from 1950 to 1955.


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Born in [[Metropolitan Borough of Wandsworth|Wandsworth]], Adams was educated at [[Emanuel School]] and studied at the [[University of London]] before entering the [[Middle Temple]]. From 1938 he worked as a business consultant.
| name = Richard Adams
| image = (Harold) Richard Adams.jpg
| caption = Adams in 1949.
| office = [[Lords Commissioners of the Treasury|Lord Commissioner of the Treasury]]
| primeminister = [[Clement Attlee]]
| term_start = 1949
| term_end = 1951
| predecessor =
| successor =
| office1 = [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]]<br />for [[Wandsworth Central (UK Parliament constituency)|Wandsworth Central]]
| term_start1 = 23 February 1950
| term_end1 = 6 May 1955
| predecessor1 = [[Ernest Bevin]]
| successor1 = [[Michael Hughes-Young, 1st Baron St Helens|Michael Hughes-Young]]
| office2 = [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]]<br />for [[Balham and Tooting (UK Parliament constituency)|Balham and Tooting]]
| term_start2 = 5 July 1945
| term_end2 = 3 February 1950
| predecessor2 = [[George Doland]]
| successor2 = ''Constituency abolished''
| birth_date = {{birth date|1912|10|08|df=yes}}
| birth_place =
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1978|06|25|1912|10|08|df=y}}
| death_place =
| party = [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
| spouse = {{plainlist|
* {{marriage|Joyce Love|1938|1955|end=divorced}}
* {{marriage|Peggy Fribbins|1956}}
}}
| children =
| alma_mater = [[University of London]]
}}


== Early life and military career ==
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He began his political career on [[Wandsworth]] borough council in the 1930s, but this was interrupted by the outbreak of the [[Second World War]]. He joined the [[East Surrey Regiment]] in 1940, and saw service with the [[25th Army Tank Brigade]] in North Africa and Italy, before ending the war serving on the staff in Land Forces Adriatic.


Born on 8 October 1912, the son of A. Adams, he was educated at [[Emanuel School]] and studied at the [[University of London]]. He was a lecturer in Economics and Business Administration.<ref name=stenton-lees>Stenton and Lees ''Who's Who of British Members of Parliament'' vol. iv p. 1</ref> He married twice, firstly to Joyce Love in 1938, with whom he had two daughters; the marriage was dissolved in 1955, and he married secondly to Peggy Fribbins in 1956.<ref name=stenton-lees/>
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He was elected as the Labour member of parliament for [[Balham and Tooting (UK Parliament constituency)|Balham and Tooting]], part of his home district of Wandsworth, in the [[United Kingdom general election, 1945|1945 general election]]. He was an assistant [[whip]] from 1947, and became a [[Lord Commissioner of the Treasury]] in 1949, a post he held until 1951.


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He began his political career on [[Wandsworth]] borough council, where he was a member from 1938 to 1940,<ref name=stenton-lees/> but this was interrupted by the outbreak of the [[Second World War]]. He joined the [[East Surrey Regiment]] in 1940, and saw service with the [[25th Army Tank Brigade]] in North Africa and Italy, before ending the war serving on the staff in Land Forces Adriatic.
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Balham and Tooting was dissolved for the [[United Kingdom general election, 1950|1950 general election]], and Adams stood in the redrawn [[Wandsworth Central (UK Parliament constituency)|Wandsworth Central]] constituency, succeeding [[Ernest Bevin]] as its Member of Parliament. He was re-elected for the same seat in the [[United Kingdom general election, 1951|1951 general election]], but chose to stand down in the [[United Kingdom general election, 1955|1955 election]], being succeeded in the now-marginal seat by the Conservative [[Michael Hughes-Young, 1st Baron St Helens|Michael Hughes-Young]].


== Political career and later life ==
He married twice, once to Joyce Young in 1938, with whom he had two daughters; the marriage was dissolved in 1955, and he remarried P. Fribbins, with whom he had one son. He died in [[Surrey]] aged 65.

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Having fought [[Canterbury (UK Parliament constituency)|Canterbury]] in [[1935 United Kingdom general election|1935]], he was elected as the Labour Member of Parliament for [[Balham and Tooting (UK Parliament constituency)|Balham and Tooting]], part of his home district of Wandsworth, in the [[1945 United Kingdom general election|1945 general election]]. He was an assistant [[Whip (politics)|whip]] from 1947, and became a [[Lords Commissioners of the Treasury|Lord Commissioner of the Treasury]] in 1949, a post he held until 1951.

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Balham and Tooting was dissolved for the [[1950 United Kingdom general election|1950 general election]], and Adams stood in the redrawn [[Wandsworth Central (UK Parliament constituency)|Wandsworth Central]] constituency, succeeding [[Ernest Bevin]] as its Member of Parliament. He was re-elected for the same seat in the [[1951 United Kingdom general election|1951 general election]], but chose to stand down in the [[1955 United Kingdom general election|1955 election]], being succeeded in the now-marginal seat by the Conservative [[Michael Hughes-Young, 1st Baron St Helens|Michael Hughes-Young]].

Adams died on 25 June 1978.<ref name=stenton-lees/>


==References==
==References==
===Citations===
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===Bibliography===
*"ADAMS, (Harold) Richard." In ''Who Was Who 1897-2006''.
*"ADAMS, (Harold) Richard." In ''Who Was Who 1897-2006''.
*Obituary in ''The Times'', 6th July 1978
*Obituary in ''The Times'', 6 July 1978
* Stenton, M., Lees, S. (1981). ''Who's Who of British Members of Parliament'', volume iv (covering 1945–1979). Sussex: The Harvester Press; New Jersey: Humanities Press. {{ISBN|0-391-01087-5}}


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Latest revision as of 04:04, 7 February 2024

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

Early life and military career

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Born on 8 October 1912, the son of A. Adams, he was educated at Emanuel School and studied at the University of London. He was a lecturer in Economics and Business Administration.[1] He married twice, firstly to Joyce Love in 1938, with whom he had two daughters; the marriage was dissolved in 1955, and he married secondly to Peggy Fribbins in 1956.[1]

He began his political career on Wandsworth borough council, where he was a member from 1938 to 1940,[1] but this was interrupted by the outbreak of the Second World War. He joined the East Surrey Regiment in 1940, and saw service with the 25th Army Tank Brigade in North Africa and Italy, before ending the war serving on the staff in Land Forces Adriatic.

Political career and later life

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Having fought Canterbury in 1935, he was elected as the Labour Member of Parliament for Balham and Tooting, part of his home district of Wandsworth, in the 1945 general election. He was an assistant whip from 1947, and became a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury in 1949, a post he held until 1951.

Balham and Tooting was dissolved for the 1950 general election, and Adams stood in the redrawn Wandsworth Central constituency, succeeding Ernest Bevin as its Member of Parliament. He was re-elected for the same seat in the 1951 general election, but chose to stand down in the 1955 election, being succeeded in the now-marginal seat by the Conservative Michael Hughes-Young.

Adams died on 25 June 1978.[1]

References

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Citations

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  1. ^ a b c d Stenton and Lees Who's Who of British Members of Parliament vol. iv p. 1

Bibliography

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  • "ADAMS, (Harold) Richard." In Who Was Who 1897-2006.
  • Obituary in The Times, 6 July 1978
  • Stenton, M., Lees, S. (1981). Who's Who of British Members of Parliament, volume iv (covering 1945–1979). Sussex: The Harvester Press; New Jersey: Humanities Press. ISBN 0-391-01087-5
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Balham and Tooting
1945 – 1950 		Constituency abolished
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Wandsworth Central
1950 – 1955 		Succeeded by


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