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Patrick Bishop
Sir (Frank) Patrick Bishop, MBE (
Early career
Bishop was born in
Advertising
From 1927, Bishop was chairman of the Advertising Association's committee on patent medicine advertising standards. He also headed the association's investigation department until 1934. He kept up his work for "The Times" while working as a Barrister, using the combination of the two to write a definitive book on "Advertising and the Law" which was published in 1928. In the same year he was appointed Advertising Manager of "The Times", a demanding post as the newspaper felt its reputation depended on the claims made in the adverts being scrupulously checked.
Wartime activities
As Assistant Manager of "The Times" from 1937, he found himself responsible for making arrangements to continue the publication of the paper during the
Business career
Soon after the end of the war, Bishop left "The Times" to join Broadcast Relay, and he became a Director of Rediffusion. From 1947 he was also general manager of the Newsprint Supply Company. This was a company jointly set up by the newspaper industry to manage the supply of paper, then still in short supply due to rationing; the company was in an uneasy position between the government, who controlled rationing, and the newspapers, who were seeking to sell more copies and so increase their print run. Bishop's skill at diplomacy meant the company kept on good terms with both. He was at the company for ten years.
Politics
Having been active in local politics, and assisting in the rebuilding of the Conservative Party after its 1945 election defeat, Bishop was asked to stand for Parliament. At the 1950 general election Bishop was elected as Conservative
Parliament
He proved a moderate MP (he supported a coalition between the Conservative Party and the Liberals), who often sought to balance competing interests. When a Labour MP put forward a Bill to establish a General Council of the Press, Bishop put the case for a voluntary system of regulation, which he was able to inform the House was close to agreement. However he was strongly offended by the way the "Red Cross Society of China" (a body unrelated to the
Later career
When newsprint rationing ended, Bishop became Chairman of
Bishop was advised in 1962 to end his Parliamentary career on medical grounds, and therefore announced that he would stand down. He was given a
References
*Obituary, "The Times",
*M. Stenton and S. Lees, "Who's Who of British MPs" Vol. IV (Harvester Press, 1981)
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