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Edwin Thomas
[''Papers by command, Volume 20'', Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, HMSO, 1936, pg. 22] Malindine (1 January 1910 – 5 September 1993) was a
Liberal Party
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politician.
Malindine worked in the lubrication industry, and was elected to Bethnal Green Borough Council for the
Liberal Party
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, initially becoming the youngest councillor in England. He stood for the party in
East Leyton at the
1935 general election, but lost his deposit. During
World War II
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, he served in the
Royal Army Service Corps
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. He stood for Parliament unsuccessfully at
Wood Green
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in
1945
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Januar ...
,
Wellingborough
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in
1950
Events January
* January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed.
* January 5 – 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash, Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 cr ...
,
Southgate
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in
1951
Events
January
* January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950).
* January 9 – The Government of the United ...
, by which time he was vice-Chairman of the London Liberal Party.
He continued to try for election, only narrowly missing out in
North Cornwall
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in
1955
Events January
* January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama.
* January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut.
* January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijian ...
and
1959
Events January
* January 1 - Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance.
* January 2 - Lunar probe Luna 1 was the first man-made object to attain escape velocity from Earth. It reached the vicinity of E ...
. He served as President of the Liberal Party from 1961–1962, but thereafter concentrated on his business concerns, becoming Chairman and Managing Director of Sternol Ltd in 1971.
[''The Autocar'' (1971), p.59]
References
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1909 births
1993 deaths
Councillors in Greater London
Presidents of the Liberal Party (UK)
Liberal Party (UK) parliamentary candidates
British Army personnel of World War II
Royal Army Service Corps soldiers