Farr contested Ilkeston in 1955. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Harborough from 1959 until his retirement at the 1992 general election. In 1967 Farr referred to homosexuality as a "wrongful practice" and a "disease" and called on parliament to enact a provision to prevent its "spread" in prisons.[1]
In 1974, a large amount of Farr's territory was hived off to create the new constituency of Blaby, which was won by future Chancellor of the Exchequer Nigel Lawson.
In 1960, he married Susan Milburn, daughter of Sir Leonard Milburn: the couple had two sons. Lady Farr died in 2011.
References
^"New Clause.—(PROMOTION OF HOMOSEXUAL ACTS.) (Hansard, 23 June 1967)".
The Independent – obituary
The Times Guide to the House of Commons, Times Newspapers Ltd, 1955, 1966 & 1987
External links
Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by John Farr
john, farr, british, politician, john, arnold, farr, september, 1922, october, 1997, conservative, party, politician, united, kingdom, born, nottingham, farr, educated, harrow, school, served, with, royal, navy, during, world, became, farmer, lloyd, member, di. Sir John Arnold Farr 25 September 1922 25 October 1997 was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom Born in Nottingham Farr was educated at Harrow School and served with the Royal Navy during World War II He became a farmer Lloyd s member and director of a brewery company Farr contested Ilkeston in 1955 He was Member of Parliament MP for Harborough from 1959 until his retirement at the 1992 general election In 1967 Farr referred to homosexuality as a wrongful practice and a disease and called on parliament to enact a provision to prevent its spread in prisons 1 In 1974 a large amount of Farr s territory was hived off to create the new constituency of Blaby which was won by future Chancellor of the Exchequer Nigel Lawson In 1960 he married Susan Milburn daughter of Sir Leonard Milburn the couple had two sons Lady Farr died in 2011 References Edit New Clause PROMOTION OF HOMOSEXUAL ACTS Hansard 23 June 1967 The Independent obituary The Times Guide to the House of Commons Times Newspapers Ltd 1955 1966 amp 1987 Leigh Rayment s Historical List of MPsExternal links EditHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by John FarrParliament of the United KingdomPreceded byJohn Baldock Member of Parliament for Harborough1959 1992 Succeeded byEdward Garnier This article about a Conservative Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom representing an English constituency and born in the 1920s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Farr British politician amp oldid 1164540237, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
