Sir Harold Edward Gurden (28 June 1903 – 27 April 1989) was a BritishConservative Party politician.
Gurden was educated inBirmingham at Lyttelton School andBirmingham University. He married Lucy Isabella,née Izon, on 16 April 1929. He became a technician in the dairy and food industries, and was founder-president of the Birmingham and District Dairymen's Association (1947–1950) and chairman of the Society of Dairy Technology (Midland Division). He was sometime President of theRSPCA.
Gurden served as a councillor onBirmingham City Council from 1946 to 1956, representing the ward ofSelly Oak.
He wasmember of parliament forBirmingham Selly Oak from May 1955 to September 1974, before he lost the seat toLabour'sThomas Litterick.
Gurden was a strong proponent of theright to buy and a key figure in the campaign to compel local authorities to sell their council homes. In January 1972, he tabled aPrivate Members Bill that proposed "to extend to the tenants of dwellings owned by local authorities and other housing bodies the right to acquire the ownership or leasehold of their home".[1]
Gurden was one of the first MPs to join theConservative Monday Club.
He was knighted in the1983 Birthday Honours.
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