Philip Squire
Welsh Labour politician
About Philip Squire
Lived 1905 – 1996 (aged 90–91).
Philip Squire CBE (1905–1996) was a local Labour Party politician who was a county councillor for over 40 years and leader of Mid Glamorgan County Council, Wales, for 15 years. He was described as "one of the most influential figures in Welsh local government".
Background Squire was born on 22 May 1905 in Bridgend, Glamorgan. He started working for his family's haulage business as a teenager.
Squire also became chair of Penybont Rural District Council and was an officer of the Bridgend branch of the National Farmers Union. and promoted to a Commander (CBE) in the 1978 Birthday Honours for services to local government in Mid-Glamorgan.
Squire died aged 90 on 4 February 1996.
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Who was Philip Squire?
Welsh Labour politician (1905–1996)
When was Philip Squire born?
Philip Squire was born in 1905.
When did Philip Squire die?
Philip Squire died in 1996.
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