Basil Goldstone

Basil Eric Goldstone (October 1909 – 1 December 1988) was a British Liberal Party activist.

Goldstone studied at and Dover College before joining the Royal Air Force.^[1] He stood repeatedly for the Liberal Party in general elections, but was never elected: in Hendon in 1935, Petersfield in 1945, Dover in 1950 and 1959, Basingstoke in 1964, Peterborough in 1966, Norfolk South in 1970, and Harlow in February and October 1974.^[2] He served for some years on Kingsclere and Whitchurch Rural District Council.^[1]

Later in life, Goldstone worked as a hospital catering officer.^[2] In 1976–77, he served as the President of the Liberal Party. A long-term supporter of animal rights, in 1978, he proposed wide-ranging animal protection legislation, which the party voted to support.^[3]

References[]

^ ^a ^b The Times Guide to the House of Commons (1964), p. 25
^ ^a ^b The Times Guide to the House of Commons (1974), p. 140
^ Richard Dudley Ryder, Animal revolution: changing attitudes toward speciesism, p. 183

Party political offices
Preceded by Margaret Wingfield	President of the Liberal Party 1976–1977	Succeeded by Gruffydd Evans

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[times64-1] The Times Guide to the House of Commons (1964), p. 25

[times74-2] The Times Guide to the House of Commons (1974), p. 140

[3] Richard Dudley Ryder, Animal revolution: changing attitudes toward speciesism, p. 183

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