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Oscar Murton, Baron Murton of Lindisfarne

Henry Oscar Murton, Baron Murton of Lindisfarne OBE TD PC (8 May 1914 – 5 July 2009[1]) was a British Conservative Party politician.

The Right Honourable
The Lord Murton of Lindisfarne
OBE TD PC
Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons
In office
1973 – 10 May 1979
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterEdward Heath
Harold Wilson
James Callaghan
Margaret Thatcher
SpeakerGeorge Thomas
Chairman of Ways and Means
In office
3 February 1976 – 10 May 1979
SpeakerGeorge Thomas
Preceded byGeorge Thomas
Succeeded byBernard Weatherill
First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means
In office
12 March 1974 – 3 February 1976
Preceded byLance Mallalieu
Succeeded byMyer Galpern
Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means
In office
1973 – 28 February 1974
Preceded byLance Mallalieu
Succeeded byMyer Galpern
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
In office
25 July 1979 – 5 July 2009
Life Peerage
Member of Parliament
for Poole
In office
15 October 1964 – 7 April 1979
Preceded byRichard Pilkington
Succeeded byJohn Ward
Personal details
Born8 May 1914
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Died5 July 2009(2009-07-05) (aged 95)
Political partyConservative
Alma materUppingham School

Career

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Murton was born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne[2] and educated at Uppingham School. He joined the Territorial Army with a commission in the Northumberland Fusiliers in 1934. He was promoted to Lieutenant in 1937 and to Captain in 1939. He was a Lieutenant-Colonel in the General Staff from 1942 to 1946. He later became a managing director of department stores.

Murton was Member of Parliament for Poole from 1964 to 1979, preceding John Ward. Murton was a government whip under Edward Heath and later a Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons from 1973 to 1979. He was appointed as a Privy Counsellor in 1976, and after his retirement from the House of Commons at the 1979 general election, he was given a life peerage as Baron Murton of Lindisfarne, of Hexham in the County of Northumberland on 25 July 1979.[3]

Arms

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Coat of arms of Oscar Murton, Baron Murton of Lindisfarne
Crest
In front of a blackcock drumming Proper three crosses of St Cuthbert Argent.
Escutcheon
Argent a lion tricorporate Sable on a chief Sable three crosses of St Cuthbert Argent.
Supporters
Dexter a lion guardant Sable langued and armed Gules gorged with a circlet of St Cuthbert crosses linked Argent pendent therefrom an escallop Or, sinister a like lion similarly gorged pendent therefrom a portcullis Gold the compartment comprising a grassy mount Proper surrounded by water barry wavy Azure and Argent.
Motto
Quo Eas Voca [4]

References

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  1. ^ Lords Hansard, 6 July 2009
  2. ^ Births England and Wales 1837-1915
  3. ^ "No. 47914". The London Gazette. 27 July 1979. p. 9521.
  4. ^ Debrett's Peerage. 1985.
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Poole
1964–1979 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means
1973 – 1974 		Succeeded by
Vacant - post next held by
Sir Myer Galpern
Preceded by First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means
1974 – 1976 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Chairman of Ways and Means
1976 – 1979 		Succeeded by


 

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