ro ar ▁among ▁Labour ▁MP s ▁present , ▁he ▁refused ▁to ▁withdraw . ▁In ▁February ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁Prior - Pal mer ▁signed , ▁but ▁later ▁with d rew ▁his ▁name ▁from , ▁a ▁motion ▁critical ▁of ▁the ▁constitution al ▁development ▁of ▁Northern ▁Rh odes ia . ▁ ▁Ret irement ▁On ▁ 7 ▁November ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁Prior - Pal mer ▁announced ▁that ▁ow ing ▁to ▁" person al ▁reasons ▁and ▁reasons ▁of ▁ill - he alth ", ▁he ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁a ▁candidate ▁at ▁the ▁next ▁general ▁election . ▁He ▁had ▁in ▁the ▁meant ime ▁become ▁involved ▁in ▁business ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁commercial ▁radio , ▁as ▁an ▁invest or . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁he ▁divor ced ▁his ▁second ▁wife ▁and ▁married ▁his ▁third , ▁Elizabeth ▁Hend erson . ▁They ▁had ▁two ▁sons ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 6 0 s . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁S ources ▁ ▁M . ▁St ent on ▁and ▁S . ▁Le es , ▁" Who ' s ▁Who ▁of ▁British ▁MP s " ▁Vol . ▁IV ▁( Har v ester ▁Press , ▁ 1 9 8 1 ) ▁" Who ▁Was ▁Who ", ▁A ▁& ▁C ▁Black ▁The pe er age . com ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : Con serv ative ▁Party ▁( UK ) ▁MP s ▁for ▁English ▁constitu encies ▁Category : Gr adu ates ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Military ▁College , ▁Sand h urst ▁Category : UK ▁MP s ▁ 1 9 4 5