Leslie Lever, Baron Lever

Leslie Maurice Lever, Baron Lever of Ardwick in the City of Manchester Kt (* April 29, 1905; † July 26, 1977 in Manchester ) was a British lawyer and Labour Party politician, who for twenty years a Member of the House of Commons and 1957-1958 Mayor (Lord Mayor ) of Manchester was and 1975 was as a life peer, due to the Life peerages Act 1958 a member of the House of Lords.

Life

Lawyer and Member of Parliament House of Commons

Lever graduated after attending the Grammar School of Manchester studying law at the University of Leeds and has worked as a solicitor after his lawyer's approval in 1928, the particular in it became known that until the introduction of legal aid he ( Legal Aid ) 1948 the costs paid for its needy clients even if they lost a procedure.

In the general election of February 23, 1950 Lever was first elected as a Labour candidate to succeed his party colleague Joseph Henderson in the constituency Manchester Ardwick as MP in the House of Commons and was this until his resignation in a bid again in the elections of 18 June. , 1970 more than twenty years on. In his first election he could with 22 628 votes ( 55.84 percent), although clearly against his rival candidate of the Conservative Party, E. Hodson, enforce, who came to 17,895 votes ( 44.16 percent), but in comparison to the lost before lying elections of July 5, 1945 8:12 percentage points.

Lord Mayor of Manchester and the House of Lords member

1957 Lever was as successor to Harry Sharp Lord Mayor of Manchester and held that post until his replacement by James Edward Fitzsimons 1958. During his one-year term as mayor in 2700, he completed official appointments. In 1960, he was by Pope John XXIII. appointed Commander of St Gregory.

In his re- election as House deputy Lever reached each significant absolute majorities as well as in the general election on 31 March 1966, 63.23 percent of its best election result. His successor as House deputy was 1970, his party colleague Gerald Kaufman, who was a member of the shadow cabinet of the Labour Party 1983-1992. As a member and as mayor he represented in particular the interests of the poorer parts of the city of Manchester and fought for religious schools as well as adequate pensions for war widows and severely disabled former soldiers. For his church commitment to him was by Pope Paul VI. awarded the Grand Cross of St Gregory. On 20 December 1966 he was Associate Serving Brother of the Order of Saint John.

By Letters Patent of July 10, 1975 Lever was the Bachelor was on August 7, 1970 by Queen Elizabeth II to Knight beaten and then on the additional name "Sir" led, as a life peer with the title Baron Lever of Ardwick in the City of Manchester raised to the peerage, and was until his death in the House of Lords as a member.

His younger brother Harold Lever was for 34 years a Member of the House of Commons, 1974-1979 Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and was established in 1979 as Baron Lever of Manchester, of Cheetham in the City of Manchester also life peer and member of the House of Lords.