John Barter

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]

References

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

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by James Hudson	Member of Parliament for Ealing North 1955–1964	Succeeded by William Molloy