Harry Randall

Who was Harry Randall?

Harry Enos Randall OBE was a British Labour Party politician. He was Member of Parliament for Clitheroe from 1945 to 1950 and Gateshead West from 1955 until his retirement in 1970. He was a British delegate to the Council of Europe and Western European Union from 1958 to 1960 and United Kingdom Representative on the Executive Committee, United Nations High Commission Programme for Refugees from 1965 to 1970. Later he was on the Standing Conference of British Organisations for Aid to Refugees, being Chairman of the European Committee from 1970 to 1973. He was appointed an OBE in 1972. He married in 1925 Rose Nellie, daughter of Joseph Nicholson. They had one son and two daughters.