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politician. He was elected a

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for Liverpool Edge Hill in 1935 until 1945, when he stood down. An accountant by profession, he was also a member of Liverpool City Council. In 1946, he was re-elected as the chairman of the Liverpool Power and Lighting Committee.

Personal life

Critchley was born in

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, Lancashire, on 17 December 1893 to William Edwin Critchley. He was educated at the

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and in 1925 he married Lucy Lindsay. He died 4 September 1974. @ leighrayment.com

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Mr Alexander Critchley
@ theyworkforyou.com * {{DEFAULTSORT:Critchley, Alexander 1893 births 1974 deaths People from Ormskirk Alumni of the University of Liverpool Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1935–1945 Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Liverpool constituencies Councillors in Liverpool