About George Odey
Lived 1900 – 1985 (aged 85). George Odey was a British politician.
George William Odey CBE DL (21 April 1900 – 16 October 1985) was a business leader in the United Kingdom leather tanning industry who held the post of chairman of the Barrow Hepburn Group from 1937 until 1974. He was also a Conservative Party politician who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1947 to 1955.
He was educated at Faversham Grammar School and University College London.
He was elected as MP for the Howdenshire constituency at a by-election in 1947. On 7 February 1977 he was made a Deputy Lieutenant for the County of Humberside.
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Who was George Odey?
British politician (1900-1985)
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George Odey was born on 21 April 1900.
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George Odey died on 16 October 1985.
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George Odey was a politician.
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George Odey was British.
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