Douglas Houghton, Baron Houghton of Sowerby

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Arthur Leslie Noel Douglas Houghton, Baron Houghton of Sowerby PC CH (11 August 1898 2 May 1996) was a British Labour politician. Houghton was born in Derbyshire and fought in the First World War, survived the horrors of the Battle of the Somme, and secured for himself a post in the civil service. He was a great believer in equality of opportunity and campaigned for the chance of certain numbers of lower (clerical) grade civil servants to take an examination that could lead to previously unheard-of promotion. In 1922, he founded the Inland Revenue Staff Federation and was its leader from 1922 to 1960. He served on the General Council of the Trades Union Congress from 1952 to 1960, and as Chairman of the Staff Side Civil Service National Whitley Council from 1955 to 1957. He was a panel member of a BBC radio programme Can I help You? between 1941 and 1964. His connections with the London labour movement and Labour Party gave him the profile to become an Alderman of the London County Council - the fore-runner of the Greater London Council - from 1947-1949.... Mehr