Name Ralph Etherton Party Conservative Party | Died December 10, 1987 Role Politician | |
Education University of Cambridge | ||
Ralph Humphrey Etherton (11 February 1904–10 December 1987) was a British barrister and Conservative politician.
He was the son of Captain Louis Etherton. He was educated at Charterhouse School and Trinity Hall, Cambridge, and was called to the Bar in 1926.
He became involved in Conservative politics, failing to win a parliamentary seat at Everton, Liverpool in 1935. In 1937 he unsuccessfully stood for election to the London County Council as a Municipal Reform Party candidate. In 1939 an election was caused by the death of the Member of Parliament (MP) for Stretford, with Etherton being elected to the seat.
Etherton joined the Royal Air Force, rising from the rank of Pilot Officer to Flight Lieutenant. On 15 December 1944, he married Johanne Cloherty in the crypt chapel of the House of Commons. He met his future wife while she was Charles de Gaulle's diplomatic driver.
He lost his parliamentary seat at the 1945 general election. He retired from active politics and pursued a career in business. He died in December 1987, aged 82.