John Freeman (British politician)
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The Right Honourable John Freeman MBE |
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| Member of Parliament for Watford | |
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In office 1945 – 1955 |
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| Preceded by | William Helmore |
| Succeeded by | Frederick Farey-Jones |
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19 February 1915 London, England |
| Died | 20 December 2014 (aged 99) |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse(s) |
Elizabeth Allen Johnston (1938–1948; divorced) Margaret Ista Mabel Kerr (1948–1957, her death) Catherine Dove (1962–1976; divorced) Judith Mitchell (1976–2014, his death) |
| Children | six |
| Education | Westminster School |
| Alma mater | Brasenose College, Oxford |
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Elizabeth Allen Johnston (1938–1948; divorced) Margaret Ista Mabel Kerr (1948–1957, her death) Catherine Dove (1962–1976; divorced)
John Horace Freeman, MBE (19 February 1915 – 20 December 2014) was a British politician, diplomat and broadcaster. He was the Labour Member of Parliament (MP) for Watford from 1945 to 1955.
Freeman was born in a house in the Regent's Park neighbourhood of London on 19 February 1915, the son of a barrister. The family later moved to Brondesbury. He joined the Labour Party whilst a student at Westminster School in the early 1930s, and later obtained his degree at Brasenose College. He worked for a time at the advertising firm Ashley Courtenay.
During World War II, Freeman saw active service in the Middle East, North Africa, Italy and North West Europe. He enlisted in the Coldstream Guards and was commissioned in the Rifle Brigade in 1940. He served in the Desert Rats. Bernard Montgomery called him "my best brigade major". He was appointed MBE in 1943.
After his return to Britain, he was selected as Labour candidate for Watford and was elected as a Member of Parliament in the 1945 election.
In September 1947, he was appointed Vice-President of the Army Council, the supreme administering body of the British Army.
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