Victor Raikes Explained

Victor Raikes
Birth Name:Henry Victor Alpin MacKinnon
Birth Date:19 January 1901
Death Date:18 April 1986
Nationality:British
Occupation:Conservative politician.

Sir Henry Victor Alpin MacKinnon Raikes KBE (19 January 1901 – 18 April 1986) was a British Conservative politician.

Raikes was the son of Henry St. John Digby Raikes, eldest son of Henry Cecil Raikes. His mother was Annie Lucinda (née Mackinnon).[1] Educated at Westminster School and Trinity College, Cambridge, he unsuccessfully contested Ilkeston in 1924 and 1929 before being elected for South East Essex in 1931. During World War II he served as a flight lieutenant in the Royal Air Force.

In 1945 Raikes was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Liverpool Wavertree. In 1950, 1951, and 1955 he was elected for Liverpool Garston. He left office in 1957 and was replaced by Richard Martin Bingham in a by-election.[2]

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  1. http://www.thepeerage.com/p7444.htm#i74433 thepeerage.com Henry Victor Alpin MacKinnon Raikes
  2. Web site: The London Gazette. 10 December 1957. 19 June 2016.