Sir Percy Alden | |
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| Member of Parliament for Tottenham | |
| In office 1906–1918 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Howard |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Member of Parliament for Tottenham South | |
| In office 1923–1924 | |
| Preceded by | Patrick Malone |
| Succeeded by | Patrick Malone |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 June 1865 Oxford, England |
| Died | 30 June 1944 (aged 79) London, England |
| Cause of death | V-1 flying bomb |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Other political affiliations | Labour |
| Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford |
| Profession | Social worker |
Sir Percy Alden (6 June 1865 – 30 June 1944) was a British social worker, land reformer and radical Liberal Party politician.[1][2]
Born in Oxford, he was the third son of Isaac Alden, a master butcher and Harriet née Kemp.[2] After serving twice as a member of parliament, he was killed in June 1944 by a German V-1 flying bomb.
- ^ "Obituary: Sir Percy Alden". The Times. 3 July 1944. p. 6.
- ^ a b Curthoys, M C; Wales, Tim (2004). "Alden, Sir Percy (1865–1944)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/39606. Retrieved 22 October 2010. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
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