Leslie Plummer
British farmer, newspaper executive and politician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sir Leslie Arthur Plummer (2 June 1901 – 15 April 1963), known to his friends as Dick Plummer,[1] was a British farmer, newspaper executive and politician. He was in charge of the Overseas Food Corporation during the disastrous Tanganyika groundnut scheme in the late 1940s; later he became a Labour Party Member of Parliament where he pioneered attempts to outlaw racial discrimination.
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Sir Leslie Plummer | |
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Chairman of the Overseas Food Corporation | |
In office 16 February 1948 – 30 June 1950 | |
Succeeded by | Sir Eric Coates |
Member of Parliament for Deptford | |
In office 25 October 1951 – 15 April 1963 | |
Preceded by | Jack Cooper |
Succeeded by | John Silkin |
Personal details | |
Born | (1901-06-02)2 June 1901 Demerara, British Guiana |
Died | 15 April 1963(1963-04-15) (aged 61) New York City, U.S. |
Political party | Labour |
Spouse | Beatrice Lapsker |
Occupation | Newspaper executive |
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