Henry Spence Explained

Henry Reginald Spence OBE (22 June 1897 – 11 September 1981) was a Scottish Unionist politician.

Spence was commissioned in the Royal Flying Corps in 1915; with No. 16 Squadron in 1916-17 and with 12 Wing RAF in 1918 (under Ginger Mitchell). He was later Area Commandant of the Air Training Corps for North-East Scotland.

He was British Cross Country Ski Champion, Mürren in 1929. He worked in textile manufacturing and industry and was managing partner of a firm and director of four others.

Spence was Unionist Member of Parliament for Aberdeen and Kincardine Central from 1945 to 1950 and for West Aberdeenshire from 1950 to 1959.[1]

He died in Kensington and Chelsea, aged 84.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Major Henry Spence . . 5 November 2024.