Commander Walter Clifford Northcott (1875 - 2 July 1965) was a chartered accountant and local politician in London. Educated at Kings College, London, during the First World War, Clifford served in the Royal Naval Reserve, and was mentioned in dispatches for his role in the Zeebrugge and Ostend raids of April 1918. He retired from the RNR in 1920 with the rank of commander. He entered local politics in 1909 when he was elected to Hampstead Borough Council, twice serving as mayor, and receiving the honorary freedom of the borough in 1949. He was Deputy Chairman of the council for 1942-1943.
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| - Commander Walter Clifford Northcott (1875 - 2 July 1965) was a chartered accountant and local politician in London. Educated at Kings College, London, during the First World War, Clifford served in the Royal Naval Reserve, and was mentioned in dispatches for his role in the Zeebrugge and Ostend raids of April 1918. He retired from the RNR in 1920 with the rank of commander. He entered local politics in 1909 when he was elected to Hampstead Borough Council, twice serving as mayor, and receiving the honorary freedom of the borough in 1949. He was Deputy Chairman of the council for 1942-1943.
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| - Commander Walter Clifford Northcott (1875 - 2 July 1965) was a chartered accountant and local politician in London. Educated at Kings College, London, during the First World War, Clifford served in the Royal Naval Reserve, and was mentioned in dispatches for his role in the Zeebrugge and Ostend raids of April 1918. He retired from the RNR in 1920 with the rank of commander. He entered local politics in 1909 when he was elected to Hampstead Borough Council, twice serving as mayor, and receiving the honorary freedom of the borough in 1949. A member of the Municipal Reform Party, he was elected to the London County Council to represent Hammersmith South from 1931-1946. In 1938 he was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant for the County of London. He was Deputy Chairman of the council for 1942-1943. A chartered accountant by profession, he founded the Walter Clifford Northcott Prize, an educational endowment awarded by the Institute of Chartered Accountants.
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