Name Bernard Budd | ||
Bernard Wilfred Budd QC (18 December 1912 – 5 August 2003), was a British barrister and Liberal Party politician.
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Background
Budd was the son of the Reverend W.R.A. Budd. He was educated at Cardiff High School, West Leeds High School and Pembroke College, Cambridge where he was a scholar in natural sciences receiving a BA in 1934 and returning for an MA in 1944. In 1944 he married Margaret Alison Burgin MBE. She was a daughter of Rt Hon. Edward Leslie Burgin a Liberal MP who held office in the National Government of the 1930s. They had two sons, one of which was Sir Colin Richard Budd who became Ambassador to the Netherlands.
Professional career
Budd Served in the Indian Civil Service from 1935-51. He was Called to Bar by Gray’s Inn in 1952. In 1969 he was appointed a QC.
Political career
Budd was Liberal candidate for the Dover division of Kent at the 1964 General Election. He became a member of the Liberal party law reform panel. He was Liberal candidate for the Dover division of Kent at the 1966 General Election. He was Liberal candidate for the Folkestone and Hythe division of Kent at the February 1974 General Election. He was Liberal candidate for the Folkestone and Hythe division of Kent at the October 1974 General Election. In 1978 he became Chairman of the Association of Liberal Lawyers. He was Liberal candidate for the Folkestone and Hythe division of Kent at the 1979 General Election. He did not stand for parliament again.