Born in Radcliffe-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, he was the son of Arthur Leeson Caporn, owner of a Nottingham lace-making business.
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At the 1931 general election he was chosen by the Conservatives to contest Nottingham West, which was held by Arthur Hayday of the Labour Party.
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Caporn won the seat in a bitterly-fought contest, but only served a single term in Commons with Hayday regaining the constituency in 1935.
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