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Norman Miscampbell
Conservative MP
In office
1962 – 1992
Preceded by Toby Low
Succeeded by Harold Elletson
Constituency Blackpool North
In office
1973 – 1974
Born 20 February 1925(1925-02-20)
Died 16 February 2007 (aged 81)
Political party Conservatives

Norman Alexander Miscampbell, QC (20 February 1925 – 16 February 2007) was a British Conservative Party politician. Toby Austin Richard William Low 1st Baron Aldington, KCMG, CBE, DSO, TD, PC ( 25 May 1914 – 7 December Harold Daniel Hope Elletson (born 8 December 1960) has been a British Conservative Politician. Blackpool North was a Borough constituency in Lancashire which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament A Parliamentary Private Secretary ( PPS) is a role given to a United Kingdom Member of Parliament (MP by a senior minister in government or shadow In most Common law jurisdictions the Attorney General, or Attorney-General, is the main legal advisor to the government and in some jurisdictions may in addition Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Queen's Counsel ( postnominal QC) &ndash known as King's Counsel ( KC) during the reign of a male sovereign  &ndash are Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. He served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Blackpool North for 30 years, from 1962 to 1992, making him Blackpool's longest serving MP. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Blackpool North was a Borough constituency in Lancashire which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament Blackpool (/ˈblækˌpul is a seaside town in Lancashire, England.

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Early life

Miscampbell was born in Carrickfergus in County Antrim. Carrickfergus ( is a large town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. County Antrim ( Contae Aontroma or simply Aontroim in Irish) is one of six counties that form Northern Ireland, and one of nine counties His grandfather owned a salt mine in Northern Ireland, and his father worked for ICI. A salt mine is an operation involved in the extraction of salt from Rock salt or halite a type of evaporitic deposit Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of He was educated at St Edward's School in Oxford, and served with the 4th Queen's Own Hussars in Italy and Germany during World War II, from 1943 to 1945. Oxford is currently bidding for the 2010 Wikimania Conference Oxford () is a city, and the County town of Oxfordshire, The 4th Queen's Own Hussars was a cavalry regiment in the British Army, first raised in 1685 Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including

He studied economics at Trinity College, Oxford, where he joined the Oxford University Conservative Association. The College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity in the University of Oxford of the foundation of Sir Thomas Pope (Knight, or Trinity College for short is one of the The Oxford University Conservative Association ( OUCA) is a student political organisation founded in 1924 whose members are drawn from the University of Oxford. He became a barrister, was called to the bar by Inner Temple in 1952, and worked on the Northern Circuit from chambers in Liverpool. A barrister is a Lawyer found in many Common law Jurisdictions that employ a split profession (as opposed to a Fused profession) in relation The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple is one of the four Inns of Court around the Royal Courts of Justice in London which may call members to The Northern Circuit dates from 1176 when Henry II sent his judges on circuit to do justice in his name Liverpool ( is a City and Metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary He became a Queen's Counsel in April 1974, and a bencher in 1983. Queen's Counsel ( postnominal QC) &ndash known as King's Counsel ( KC) during the reign of a male sovereign  &ndash are A bencher or Master of the Bench is a senior member of an Inn of Court.

He married Margaret Kendall in 1961. They had two sons and two daughters.

Political career

Miscampbell served as a councillor on Hoylake Urban District Council from 1955 to 1961. Hoylake is a seaside town on the Wirral Peninsula, Merseyside, England. He contested the safe Labour Party seat of Newton-le-Willows in 1955 and 1959, losing to the incumbent Fred Lee twice. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Newton was a parliamentary borough in the county of Lancashire of the House of Commons for the Parliament of England from 1559 to 1706 Frederick Lee Baron Lee of Newton PC ( 3 August 1906 &ndash 4 February 1984) was a British Labour Party politician and

He was selected to fight Blackpool North at the by-election in March 1962, resulting from the ennoblement of the sitting Conservative MP, Toby Low, as Baron Aldington. Blackpool North was a Borough constituency in Lancashire which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament A By-election for the British House of Commons constituency of Blackpool North, in Blackpool, Lancashire, England Toby Austin Richard William Low 1st Baron Aldington, KCMG, CBE, DSO, TD, PC ( 25 May 1914 – 7 December The seat was thought to be safe—Low had majority of over 15,000—but a strong swing to the Liberals saw Miscampbell returned with a majority of less than 1,000. The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the rise of the Labour Party in the 1920s and a third party Two days later, Eric Lubbock won the Orpington by-election for the Liberals, overturning a Conservative majority of over 14,000 with a swing of almost 22%. Eric Reginald Lubbock 4th Baron Avebury, PC (born 29 September 1928) is an English politician. The Orpington by-election of 1962 is often described as the start of the Liberal Party revival in the United Kingdom. The same year, Jeremy Bray, Dick Taverne, Bill Rogers and Tam Dalyell were all elected at by-elections. Jeremy William Bray ( 29 June, 1930 &mdash 31 May, 2002) was a British Labour politician and a Member of Parliament Dick Taverne Baron Taverne (born 18 October 1928) is an English politician who is one of the small number of members of the British House of Commons There are several men named William Rogers (and similar spellings among them William P Sir Thomas Dalyell of the Binns 11th Baronet (born 9 August 1932) known as Tam Dalyell (diːˈɛl is a Scottish Politician

Miscampbell became a strong advocate for the interests of his seaside resort constituents, securing tax concessions for hotels and owners of holiday flats. A seaside resort is a Resort located on the Coast. Where a Beach is the primary focus for Tourists it may be called a beach resort He held the seat in the eight subsequent general elections until his retirement in at the 1992 general election. Results |} The turnout was 33514074 from an Electorate of 43275316 voting in a total of 651 seats He held independent views, towards the liberal wing of the Conservative party, which were often not in sympathy with the party's mainstream orthodoxy. He supported Harold Macmillan's proposal for the UK to join the Common Market, and was one of few Conservative MPs to vote in favour of the abolition of capital punishment in December 1964. (Maurice Harold Macmillan 1st Earl of Stockton, OM, PC (10 February 1894 &ndash 29 December 1986 was a British Conservative Politician Capital punishment, the death penalty or execution, is the Killing of a person by judicial process as Punishment. He also voted with Labour MPs to propose an oil embargo against Rhodesia in December 1964. In international Commerce and politics, an embargo is the prohibition of commerce Rhodesia was the name adopted when the formerly British colony of Southern Rhodesia declared itself independent ( Unilateral Declaration of Independence He also opposed the creation of the Assisted Places Scheme, and sent all four of his children to comprehensive schools. Under the Assisted Places scheme British children who won places at independent schools could have their education paid for by the Government A comprehensive school is a Secondary school and State school for children from the age of 11 to at least 16 that does not select children on the basis of academic

He never held ministerial office, but served as Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to Sir Peter Rawlinson from 1972 to 1973, while Rawlinson was Attorney General. A Parliamentary Private Secretary ( PPS) is a role given to a United Kingdom Member of Parliament (MP by a senior minister in government or shadow Peter Anthony Grayson Rawlinson Baron Rawlinson of Ewell, PC, QC ( 26 June 1919 &ndash 28 June 2006) was an English Her Majesty's Attorney General for England and Wales, usually known simply as the Attorney General, is the chief legal adviser of the Crown in England and Wales In the 1980s, he found his views increasingly at odds with his party's Thatcherite orthodoxy. Thatcherism is the system of political thought attributed to the governments of Margaret Thatcher, British Prime Minister from 1979 to 1990 He did not support the introduction of student loans, the abolition of the Greater London Council, and he and Sir Patrick Cormack were the only Conservative MPs publicly to refuse to support the community charge (aka poll tax) in 1986. Student loans are loans offered to students to assist in payment of the costs of professional Education. The Greater London Council (GLC was the top-tier Local government administrative body for Greater London from 1965 to 1986 Sir Patrick Thomas Cormack FSA (born 18 May 1939) is a British Politician, Historian, Journalist and Author The Community Charge, popularly known as the " poll tax " was a system of taxation introduced in replacement of the rates to part fund Local government A poll tax, head tax, or capitation is a Tax of a uniform fixed amount per individual (as opposed to a percentage of income

Later life

Having failed to secure political advancement, Miscampbell increasingly concentrated on his legal career. He served as an assistant recorder and deputy circuit judge from 1976 to 1977, and as a Recorder of the Crown Court from 1977 to 1995. Circuit Judge redirects here For Circuit Judges in the United Kingdom see Circuit judge (UK. In the Courts of England and Wales, a Recorder is a Barrister or Solicitor of at least 10 years standing who is appointed by the Queen on the advice of For the TV programme see Crown Court (TV series. The Crown Court of England and Wales is together with the High Court of Justice He was a member of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board from March 1993 until it was wound up in March 2000. The Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority is a Non-departmental public body in the United Kingdom.

Norman Miscampbell died of undisclosed causes at a hospital in London on 16 February 2007, four days before his 82nd birthday. Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. His wife and their two sons and two daughters survived him.

Margaret Thatcher is said to have offered to recommend Miscampbell's appointment to a knighthood, which he reportedly declined because he thought it would prevent him from enjoying his retirement from political activity. Margaret Hilda Thatcher Baroness Thatcher LG, OM, PC, FRS (born 13 October 1925 The rank of Knight Bachelor is a part of the British honours system.

References

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Toby Low		 Member of Parliament for Blackpool North
1962–1992		 Succeeded by
Harold Elletson
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