Victor Raikes

Sir Henry Victor Alpin MacKinnon Raikes KBE was a British Conservative [Party (UK)|Conservative] politician.
Raikes was the son of Henry St. John Digby Raikes, eldest son of Henry [Cecil Raikes]. His mother was Annie Lucinda. Educated at Westminster School and Trinity College, Cambridge, he unsuccessfully contested Ilkeston (UK [Parliament constituency)|Ilkeston] in 1924 [United Kingdom general election|1924] and 1929 [United Kingdom general election|1929] before being elected for South [East Essex (UK Parliament constituency)|South East Essex] in 1931. During World War II he served as a flight lieutenant in the Royal Air Force.
In 1945 Raikes was elected as Member of Parliament for Liverpool Wavertree. In 1950, 1951, and 1955 he was elected for Liverpool Garston. He left office in 1957 and was replaced by Richard [Martin Bingham] in Liverpool Garston by-election|a by-election].