George William Odey CBE DL (21 April 1900 – 16 October 1985) was a

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politician in the United Kingdom 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. When that constituency was abolished in boundary changes for the 1950 general election, he was returned to the House of Commons at for the newly recreated Beverley constituency, and held the seat until its abolition for the 1955 general election. On 18 November 1952 he was made Honorary Air Commodore of No. 3505 (East Riding) Fighter Control Unit,

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. On 7 February 1977 he was made a Deputy Lieutenant for the County of Humberside.

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* 1900 births 1985 deaths People educated at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Faversham Alumni of University College London Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Deputy Lieutenants in England Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1945–1950 UK MPs 1950–1951 UK MPs 1951–1955 Honorary air commodores George {{England-Conservative-UK-MP-1900s-stub