John Barter Explained

John Wilfred Barter (6 October 1917 – 17 December 1983) was a British Conservative Party politician.

Barter was a company secretary.[1] He began his political career in 1949, when he was elected to the Middlesex County Council; he served as its final chairman, from 1964 until 1965, when the county was abolished.[1] He was the Member of Parliament for Ealing North from the 1955 general election until the 1964 general election when he was defeated.[1] He contested the seat unsuccessfully in the general elections of 1966 and 1970.[2] In 1975, he became chairman of the Ealing and Acton Building Society.[1]

Barter was married and a father of three. He died at Cromwell Hospital in London on 17 December 1983, at the age of 66.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: John Barter. The Daily Telegraph. 23 December 1983. 8. Newspapers.com. 8 December 2023. subscription.
  2. News: Marginals' MPs with most to fear. The Times. 29 May 1970. 4.
  3. News: Deaths: Barter. The Daily Telegraph. 21 December 1983. 20. Newspapers.com. 8 December 2023. subscription.