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Michael Alison

1926 - 2004
Conservative MP
published in Yorkshire Post, 5 June 2004

Olav Arnold

1928 - 2024
Businessman and civic patron
published in the Yorkshire Post 16 November 2024

Paddy Ashdown

1941 - 2018
Liberal MP and leader
published in the Journal of Liberal History, 102, Spring 2019

David Austick

1920 - 1997
Bookshop owner and Liberal politician
published in The Independent, 10 February 1997

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John Arnold Baker

1925 - 2016
Lawyer, judge, Liberal politician
published in The National Liberal Club News, November 2016

Maureen Baker

1932 - 2021
Activist and campaigner
published in The Guardian online, 28 February 2012 & The Guardian 10 April 2012

Paul Baker

1937 - 1998
Pharmacist and radical
an appreciation

Ray Beaty

1935 - 2014
Journalist
published in NUJ News Leeds, January 2015

Audrey Bee

1927 - 2020
Teacher and pianist
address at funeral, July 2020

Connell Bee

1922 - 2017
Aeronautical engineer
address at funeral, November 2017

Dr Maury Benard

1916 - 2005
Leeds doctor, dentist and former Liberal councillor
published in Yorkshire Post, 6 November 2004

Gordon Bevans

1920 - 2012
Psychologist, musician and Liberal
published in Liberal Democrat News, 11 May 2012

Viv Bingham

1932 - 2012
Liberal
published in The Independent, 24 March 2012

Peter Boizot

1929 - 2018
Entrepreneur, restaurateur, Liberal, art collector and philanthropist
published in Liberal Democrat Voice, 4 January 2019

Claire Brooks

1931 - 2008
Liberal
in 'Mothers of Liberty', published by Liberal Democrat History Group, 2012

Michael Burrell

1937 - 2014
Actor and writer
published in NLC News, issue 67, November 2014

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Vyvyan Cardno

1908 - 2005
Conservative, honorary Alderman
published in Yorkshire Post, 27 August 2005

Leslie Chapman

1910 - 1988
Inventor, painter, musician
published in the Armley Advertiser, May 1988

Donald Chesworth

1923 - 1991
Politician and administrator
published in The Independent, 25 May 1991

David Chidgey

1942 - 2022
Liberal politician
published in The Guardian, 7 Mar 2022

David Chidgey

published in the Journal of Liberal History, issue 116, Autumn 2022

Lord Chitnis of Ryedale

1936 - 2013
Liberal strategist
published in The Independent, 31 July 2013

Lord Chitnis of Ryedale

published in Liberator, September 2013

Maggie Clay

1947 - 2009
Liberal politician
published in Liberal Democrat News, 10 April 2009

Maggie Clay

published in Yorkshire Post, 18 April 2009

Stanley Cohen

1927 - 2004
Labour politician
published in Yorkshire Post, February 2004

Ken Colyer

1928 - 1988
Jazz musician
published in The Independent, died 10 March 1988

Patrick Crotty

1920 - 1995
Lawyer and Conservative politician
an appreciation

Julian Cummins

1955 - 2007
Businessman, Liberal, Anglican priest, Territorial Army officer
published in Yorkshire Post, 17 February 2007

George Cunningham

1931 - 2018
Labour politician, Hon Librarian NLC
published in NLC magazine, November 2018

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Ralf Dahrendorf

1929 - 2009
Sociologist, philosopher and Liberal politician
published in Liberator, September 2009

Tom Dale

1931 - 2019
Liberal
published in NLC News 78, May 2020

Judge Raymond Dean

1923 - 2003
Lawyer
published in The Guardian, 23 October 2003

Jack Diamond

1907 - 2004
Labour politician
published in Yorkshire Post, 10 April 2004

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Lord Gryff Evans

1928 - 1992
Liberal
prepared for Lucy Johnson, Gryff Evans' granddaughter

Penny Ewens

1926 - 2020
Liberal, honorary Alderman
published in Yorkshire Post, 19 December 2020

Derek Ezra

1919 - 2015
NCB chairman, Liberal
published in National Liberal Club Magazine, issue 70, May 2016

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Maurice Faure

1922 - 2014
French deputy, Mayor of Cahors, Radical
published (in French) in Allier République, April 2014

Ronnie Fearn

1931 - 2022
Liberal politician
published in The Guardian, 2 February 2022

Ronnie Fearn

published in the Journal of Liberal History, issue 115, Summer 2022

Ronnie Fearn

published in Order Order, Spring 2022

John Fraser

1911 - 2009
NALGO Official
published in Yorkshire Post, November 2009

Clement Freud

1924 - 2009
Liberal MP
published in Liberator 334, July 2009

Jonathan Fryer

1950 - 2021
Political activist, writer and broadcaster
published in The Guardian, 1st May 2021

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Douglas Gabb

1920 - 2020
Labour, honorary Alderman
published in the Yorkshire Post, 23 May 2020</em

Tony Greaves

1942 - 2021
Liberal politician
published in the Yorkshire Post online, 3 April 2021

Tony Greaves

published in The Guardian, 26 April 2021

Tony Greaves, an appreciation

published in Liberal History Journal, Summer 2021

Jo Grimond: an appreciation

1913 - 1993
Liberal leader
published in Liberator, December 1993

John Gunnell

1933 - 2008
Labour politician
published The Guardian, 12 February 2008

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Pat Hawes

1928 - 2017
Jazz musician
published in Just Jazz, issue 236, December 2017

Peter Hellyer

1947 - 2023
Liberal, writer, cultural historian
published in Journal of Liberal History, issue 120, Autumn 2023

Richard Hoggart

1918 - 2014
Academic
published in the Financial Times, 12/13 April 2014

David Hudson

1924 - 2005
Conservative councillor
published in the Yorkshire Post, 30 October 2005

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Albert Ingham

1901 - 1990
Political party agent
published in The Independent, 16 April 1990

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Russell Johnston

1932 - 2008
Liberal MP
published in Liberator, September 2008

Denis Mason Jones

1918 - 2010
Architect and artist
published in The Independent, 22 March 2010

Nigel Jones

1948 - 2022
Liberal
published in the Journal of Liberal History, issue 117, Winter 2022-23

Trevor Jones

1927 - 2016
Liberal
published in The Guardian, 24 September 2016

Trevor Jones

published in the Journal of Liberal History, issue 93, Winter 2016-2017

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Dr Graham Kirkland

1936 - 2016
GP and Liberal politician
published in the Yorkshire Post, 22 October 2016

Joseph Kitchen

1922 - 2007
Labour councillor
published in the Yorkshire Post, 19 May 2007

Peter Knowlson

1931 - 2011
Liberal
published in Liberal Democrat News, 2 September 2011

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Enid Lakeman

1903 - 1995
Politician and electoral reformer
published in The Independent, 12 January 1995

Enid Lakeman

in 'Mothers of Liberty', published by Liberal Democrat History Group, 2012

Simon Lindley

1948 - 2025
Musician
published in Yorkshire Post, 8 March 2025

Barbara Lindsay

1941 - 2024
Liberal
published on Liberal Democrat Voice, November 2024

Eric Lubbock

1928 - 2016
Politician
published in National Liberal Club Magazine, issue 70, May 2016

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Robert Maclennan (Lord Maclennan of Rogart)

1936 - 2020
Politician
published in Journal of Liberal History, 106, Spring 2020

Diana Maddock

1945 - 2020
Politician
published in The Guardian, 14 July 2020

Min Marks

1920 - 2021
Communist activist and Bletchley Park associate
published in The Guardian 'Other Lives', 10 February 2022

Rev Albert McElroy

1915 - 1975
Minister of religion and politician
published in Liberal News, 13 December 1985

Joseph Mellor

1869 - 1938
Liberal Scientist
published in NLC News 68, May 2015

Lord Merlyn-Rees

1920 - 2006
Labour MP
published in the Yorkshire Post, 6 January 2006

Sam Micklem

1933 - 2012
Liberal
published in Liberal Democrat News, 14 September 2012

Trevor Millington

1958 - 2012
Lawyer
published in The Guardian, Other Lives, 22 February 2012

Richard Moore

1931 - 2019
Liberal
published in The Guardian, 2019

Richard Moore

published in Journal of Liberal History, 103, Summer 2019

David Morrish

1931 - 2018
Liberal
published in The Guardian, 28 May 2018

David and Joan Morrish

Joan - 1926 - 2018
Liberal
published in Liberator 391, August 2018

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Dadabhai Naoroji

1825 - 1917
First Asian MP
published in the National Liberal Club magazine, November 2017

Brooke Nelson

1933 - 2017
Liberal, honorary Alderman
published in the Yorkshire Post, 10 June 2017

Mary Ness

1935 - 2023
Leeds Library member
published in Speakes Volumes, June 2023

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Mike Oborski

1946 - 2007
Politician
published in The Guardian, 5 April 2007

Ed O'Donnell

1927 - 2014
Jazz musician
published in Just Jazz, May 2014

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Jerry Pearlman

1933 - 2018
Lawyer
published in the Yorkshire Post & Yorkshire Evening Post, 24 March 2018

Denis Pedder

1927 - 2004
Liberal
published in the Yorkshire Post, 29 May 2004

Rev Geoff Percival

1946 - 2009
Anglican minister and IT whizz
an appreciation, August 2009

Bill Pitt

1937 - 2017
Liberal
published in The Guardian, 4 December 2017

Bill Pitt

published in Liberator, January 2018

Bill Pitt

published in Journal of Liberal History, 97, Winter 2017-18

Jack Prichard

1915 - 2004
Labour party activist and councillor
published in the Yorkshire Post, 11 September 2004

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Jenny Randerson

1948 - 2025
Liberal politician
published in The Guardian online, 21 January 2025 and in print, 22 March 2025

Lord Rochester

1916 - 2017
Military officer and Liberal politician
published in National Liberal Club Magazine, issue 72, May 2017

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Keith Schellenberg

1929 - 2019
Businessman
published in Yorkshire Post, 23 November 2019

Michael Shaw (Lord Shaw)

1920 - 2021
Conservative politician
published in Yorkshire Post, January 2021

Dr Jeffrey Sherwin

1936 - 2018
GP, art collector, honorary Alderman
published in The Guardian, 13 February 2019 and The Jewish Chronicle, 15 February 2019

David Shutt

1942 - 2020
Liberal politician
published in The Yorkshire Post, 7 November 2020

David Shutt

published in The Guardian, 20 January 2021

Sir Cyril Smith

1928 - 2010
Liberal politician
published in The Guardian, 4 September 2010

Trevor Smith

1937 - 2021
Academic and politician
published in The Guardian, 13 May 2021

Peter Sparling

1933 - 2019
Conservative politician
published in the Yorkshire Post, 19 January 2019

Michael Steed

1940 - 2023
Liberal psephologist
published in The Guardian online, 26 September 2023

Michael Steed

1940 - 2023
Liberal psephologist
an appreciation, published in The Journal of Liberal History 121, Winter 2023-24

Richard Stokes

1923 - 2023
Liberal
extended version of obit published in The Guardian, 20 July 2023

Andrew Stunell

1942 - 2024
Liberal
published in The Guardian online, 14 May 2024, print edition 31 May 2024

Andrew Stunell

1942 - 2024
Liberal
published in the Journal of Liberal History, issue 123, Summer 2024

Harry Swain

1926 - 2000
JP, Labour politician
Letter in YEP

Eric Syddique

1936 - 2020
Chief executive of the Electoral Reform Society
published in NLC News 78, May 2020