Victor Raikes, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetVictor Raikes
British politician
Date of Birth: 19-Jan-1901
Date of Death: 18-Apr-1986
Profession: politician
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Victor Raikes
- Sir Henry Victor Alpin MacKinnon Raikes KBE (19 January 1901 – 18 April 1986) was a British Conservative politician. Raikes was the son of Henry St.
- John Digby Raikes, eldest son of Henry Cecil Raikes.
- His mother was Annie Lucinda (née Mackinnon).
- Educated at Westminster School and Trinity College, Cambridge, he unsuccessfully contested Ilkeston in 1924 and 1929 before being elected for 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 (MP) 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 a by-election.
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