A. K. Chesterton
A. K. Chesterton | |
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| Chairman of the National Front | |
| In office 1967–1970 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | John O'Brien |
| Leader of the League of Empire Loyalists | |
| In office 1954–1967 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Arthur Kenneth Chesterton 1 May 1899 Krugersdorp, South African Republic |
| Died | 16 August 1973 (aged 74) London, England |
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| Relations | G. K. Chesterton (first cousin, once removed) Cecil Chesterton (first cousin, once removed) |
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Arthur Kenneth Chesterton MC (1 May 1899 – 16 August 1973) was a British journalist and political activist. From 1933 to 1938, he was a member of the British Union of Fascists (BUF). Disillusioned with Oswald Mosley, he left the BUF in 1938. Chesterton established the League of Empire Loyalists in 1954, which merged with a short-lived British National Party in 1967 to become the National Front. He was the first Chairman of National Front. He founded and edited the magazine Candour in 1954 as the successor of Truth, of which he had been co-editor.