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Deryck Robert Endsleigh Abel (September 1918–13 February 1965) was a British author and political activist. Abel sutdied at Tottenham County School the London School of Economics and London University.〔'The Times'' Guide to the House of Commons'' (1951), p.102〕 He fought in World War II, losing a leg.〔Richard Mullen, "(Betty Abel, 1916-1996 )", ''Contemporary Review'', April 1996〕 After the war, Abel became active in the Liberal Party, standing unsuccessfully in St Albans at the 1950 UK general election〔 and Torquay in 1951.〔'The Times'' Guide to the House of Commons'' (1959), p.110〕 He was also active in the Free Trade Union, edited and wrote for the ''Free Trader'' and authored a number of books.〔 During the 1950s, Abel was a leading proponent of the construction of a Channel Tunnel, linking Britain with France.〔(Books Ca-Ch ), Oakwood Press and Video Library〕 From 1957 to 1959, he served as Chairman of the Liberal Party.〔John Meadowcroft and Jaime Edwards, "(Liberals and the New Right )", ''Journal of Liberal History'' (2005)〕 He also stood unsuccessfully in Worthing at the 1959 UK general election.〔"Obituary: Mr Deryck Abel", ''The Guardian'', 15 February 1965〕 In 1959, Abel resigned from the Free Trade Union and the ''Free Trader'', following their takeover by supporters of Oliver Smedley.〔 He married Betty, a lecturer and member of the editorial staff of the ''Contemporary Review'',〔 a publication of which he served as editor from 1960 to 1965.〔(Magazine Data: Page 83 )〕 He died around this time, his health never having recovered from his wartime experiences.〔 ==References== 〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Deryck Abel」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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