Harold Tucker

He was born in Willesden Green, London, and joined the Royal Air Force as a young man. == Lord Mayorship ==

Tucker was elected Lord Mayor with cross party support in May 1984 and during his year in office, he met Queen Elizabeth several times at Buckingham Palace, flew the Concorde, and met world leaders. He was the last Conservative Lord Mayor of Manchester. == Death ==

Harold Tucker died in October 2015 in London at the age of 85. The Lord Mayor at the time, Cllr Paul Murphy, paid his tribute "He was very capable and voluble - a 'proper' Tory who wanted what was best for Manchester - even if we very much disagreed politically about how this was to be achieved." ==References==