Patrick Bishop

Sir Frank Patrick Bishop, MBE (7 March 1900 – 5 October 1972) was a British advertising copywriter, barrister, businessman and Conservative Party politician.

At the age of 17, he became an assistant copywriter in the advertising department of The Times, but soon left for war service in the Royal Flying Corps in France.

In the same year, Bishop was appointed advertising manager of The Times, a demanding post as the newspaper felt its reputation depended on the claims made in the adverts being scrupulously checked.

[1] As Assistant Manager of The Times from 1937, Bishop found himself responsible for making arrangements to continue the publication of the paper during the Second World War.

[1] Having been active in local politics, and assisting in the rebuilding of the Conservative Party after its 1945 election defeat, Bishop was asked to stand for Parliament.