Michael Edwin Beesley

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(3 July 1924 – 24 September 1999) was a British industrial economist and briefly a

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politician.

Background

He was a son of Edwin and Kathleen Beesley. He was educated at

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Birmingham University , mottoeng = Through efforts to heights , established = 1825 – Birmingham School of Medicine and Surgery1836 – Birmingham Royal School of Medicine and Surgery1843 – Queen's College1875 – Mason Science College1898 – Mason Univers ...

. In 1947 he married Eileen Eleanor Yard. They had two daughters and three sons. In 1985 he was appointed a

Professional career

He became a research associate at Birmingham University in April 1947. In 1948 he undertook work on the economics side under the direction of Mr. Clive Williams for the Abercrombie-Jackson Town and Country Survey. He then resumed work at the university, where he was a member of the junior staff. He founded the Beesley lectures, an annual series of lectures on economic regulation.

Political career

He was the Liberal candidate for Birmingham King's Norton at the 1950 general election. He did not stand for parliament again.British parliamentary election results 1950-1973, Craig, F.W.S.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Beesley, Michael 1924 births 1999 deaths Academics of London Business School Alumni of the University of Birmingham Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Liberal Party (UK) parliamentary candidates People educated at King Edward VI Five Ways