Ambrose Erle Fuller Appelbe (1903 – 24 January 1999) was a

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solicitor and social reformer. Appelbe was born in

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to a British family, his father being a medical missionary. He was educated at

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and

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, where he was the Squire Law Scholar. Appelbe settled at

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, and formed his own firm of solicitors. He also served on the council of the universities settlements, and on the executive of the

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. In 1929, Appelbe married fellow solicitor

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. At the

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, he stood unsuccessfully for the Labour Party in

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.British parliamentary election results 1918-1949, Craig, F. W. S. In 1958, he was a founding trustee of the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Appelbe, Ambrose 1903 births 1999 deaths Labour Party (UK) parliamentary candidates Members of the Fabian Society