The Lord Kaberry of Adel | |
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| In office 23 February 1950 – 13 May 1983 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Keith Hampson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Donald Kaberry (1907-08-18)18 August 1907 |
| Died | 13 March 1991(1991-03-13) (aged 83) Leeds, England |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
| Profession | Solicitor |
Donald Kaberry, Baron Kaberry of Adel,MC, TD, DL (18 August 1907 – 13 March 1991), known asSir Donald Kaberry, 1st Baronet, from 1960 to 1983, was aConservative Party politician in theUnited Kingdom. He served as aMember of Parliament (MP) for 33 years and was later alife peer. In 1990, he was injured in theCarlton Club bombing by theProvisional Irish Republican Army, leading to his death the following year.
Donald Kaberry was the son of Abraham Kaberry. He was educated atLeeds Grammar School and became a solicitor (a partner in Ford and Warren, Leeds) and company director, becoming chairman of W.H. Baxter Ltd and E. Walker & Co Ltd. He served as a councillor onLeeds City Council 1930–50, except for his period of army service duringWorld War II. He was eventually made an honorary Alderman of the City Council. He also served from 1974 as special trustee of the Leeds Teaching Hospitals and in 1976 was made a Deputy Lieutenant of theWest Yorkshiremetropolitan county.[1]
Kaberry enlisted in theRoyal Artillery and commanded a battery atDunkirk, receiving aMention in Despatches. The citation at National Archives indicates that the decoration was aMilitary Cross for "... a courageous example of calm leadership to all ranks."[citation needed] After the war he was, as lieutenant-colonel, president of the military governing board atHamburg. In 1947 he was awarded theTerritorial Decoration (TD).[1]
Kaberry wasMember of Parliament (MP) forLeeds North West from 1950 to 1983, preceding Dr.Keith Hampson.[2] He was a member of theSpeaker's panel of chairmen in theHouse of Commons and an assistant governmentwhip from 1952 to 1955 andparliamentary secretary at theBoard of Trade 1955. He served as Conservative Party Vice-Chairman Organisation, 1955–61, and chairman of the Association of Conservative Clubs in 1961. During his time as vice-chairman, he was in position to receive a note from future British Prime MinisterMargaret Thatcher following the birth of her twin children informing him that she was interested in a "return to active politics."[3]
Kaberry was created a baronet, of Adel cum Eccup in the City of Leeds, in 1960,[4] and on his retirement from the House of Commons in 1983 he was made alife peer as Baron Kaberry of Adel, ofAdel in the City ofLeeds.[5]
In 1940, Kaberry married Lily, daughter of Edmund Scott ofMorley, West Yorkshire, with whom he had three sons.[1]
Kaberry was injured bysmoke inhalation in theIRA bombing of London'sCarlton Club in June 1990, leading to a terminal decline in his health which resulted in his death, atLeeds General Infirmary, on 13 March 1991.[6][7] The life barony became extinct on his death while he was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son Christopher.
Kaberry is portrayed in the 2008 television dramaThe Long Walk to Finchley, on Margaret Thatcher's early career; he is played byOliver Ford Davies.[8]
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| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| New constituency | Member of Parliament forLeeds North West 1950–1983 | Succeeded by |
| Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
| New creation | Baronet (of Adel cum Eccup) 1960–1991 | Succeeded by |