Alexander Critchley (17 December 1893 – 4 September 1974)Michael Stenton, Stephen Lees, ''Who's who of British members of parliament: a biographical dictionary of the House of Commons, based on annual volumes of Dod's 'parliamentary companion' and other sources'', Volume 3, Publisher: Harvester Press, 1981, 413 pages
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politician. He was elected a member of parliament for

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in 1935 until 1945, when he stood down. An accountant by profession, he was also a member of

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. In 1946, he was re-elected as the chairman of the Liverpool Power and Lighting Committee.

Personal life

Critchley was born in

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, Lancashire, on 17 December 1893 to William Edwin Critchley. He was educated at the

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and in 1925 he married Lucy Lindsay. He died 4 September 1974 aged 80. @ leighrayment.com

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Mr Alexander Critchley
@ theyworkforyou.com * {{DEFAULTSORT:Critchley, Alexander 1893 births 1974 deaths People from Ormskirk Alumni of the University of Liverpool Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1935–1945 Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Liverpool constituencies Conservative Party (UK) councillors in Liverpool