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Revision as of 09:37, 6 November 2006 by BrownHairedGirl (talk | contribs) (categs (MPs by Parliament), add box)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Harold James Boyden (19 October 1910 - 26 September 1993) was a British Labour Party politician.
Boyden was educated at Tiffin Boys' School, Kingston-upon-Thames, and King's College London. He became a barrister, called to the bar by Lincoln's Inn in 1947 and became Director of extra-mural studies at Durham University 1947-59, serving as chair of the National Institute for Adult Education 1957-60. Boyden was a councillor on Durham County Council 1952-60 and a member of the executive of the Fabian Society.
Boyden was Member of Parliament for Bishop Auckland from 1959 to 1979, preceding Derek Foster. Boyden was a junior minister for Education and Science from 1964 to 1965, Parliamentary Secretary for Public Building and Works from 1965 to 1967, and junior minister for Defence from 1967 to 1969.
References
- Times Guide to the House of Commons October 1974
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages
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| Preceded byHugh Dalton | Member of Parliament for Bishop Auckland 1959–1979 |
Succeeded byDerek Foster |
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