Oscar Murton, Baron Murton of Lindisfarne
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The Right Honourable The Lord Murton of Lindisfarne OBE TD PC |
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| Chairman of Ways and Means | |
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In office 3 February 1976 – 10 May 1979 |
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| Preceded by | George Thomas |
| Succeeded by | Bernard Weatherill |
| First Deputy Chairmen of Ways and Means | |
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In office 28 February 1974 – 3 February 1976 |
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| Preceded by | Lance Mallalieu |
| Succeeded by | Myer Galpern |
| Second Deputy Chairmen of Ways and Means | |
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In office 1973 – 28 February 1974 |
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| Preceded by | Lance Mallalieu |
| Succeeded by | Myer Galpern |
| Member of Parliament for Poole |
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In office 15 October 1964 – 3 May 1979 |
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| Preceded by | Richard Pilkington |
| Succeeded by | John Ward |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 May 1914 Newcastle-upon-Tyne |
| Died | 5 July 2009 (aged 95) |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Alma mater | Uppingham School |
Henry Oscar Murton, Baron Murton of Lindisfarne OBE TD PC (8 May 1914 – 5 July 2009) was a British Conservative Party politician.
Murton was born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne and educated at Uppingham School. He joined the Territorial Army with a commission in the Northumberland Fusiliers in 1934. He was promoted to Lieutenant in 1937 and to Captain in 1939. He was a Lieutenant-Colonel in the General Staff from 1942 to 1946. He later became a managing director of department stores.
Murton was Member of Parliament for Poole from 1964 to 1979, preceding John Ward. Murton was a government whip under Edward Heath and later a Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons from 1973 to 1979. He was appointed as a Privy Counsellor in 1976, and after his retirement from the House of Commons at the 1979 general election, he was given a life peerage as Baron Murton of Lindisfarne, of Hexham in the County of Northumberland on 25 July 1979.
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