Richard Body
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Sir Richard Bernard Frank Stewart Body (18 May 1927 – 26 February 2018)[1] was an English politician. He was Conservative Member of Parliament for Billericay from 1955 to 1959, for Holland with Boston from 1966 to 1997, and for Boston and Skegness from 1997 until he stood down at the 2001 general election. He was a long-standing member of the Conservative Monday Club, and came second in its 1972 election for chairman. A prominent eurosceptic, Body also served as president of the Anti-Common Market League.[2]
Quick Facts Sir Richard Body, Member of Parliamentfor Boston and Skegness Holland with Boston (1966–1997) ...
Sir Richard Body | |
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Member of Parliament for Boston and Skegness Holland with Boston (1966–1997) | |
In office 31 March 1966 – 14 May 2001 | |
Preceded by | Herbert Butcher |
Succeeded by | Mark Simmonds |
Member of Parliament for Billericay | |
In office 26 May 1955 – 18 September 1959 | |
Preceded by | Bernard Braine |
Succeeded by | Edward Gardner |
Personal details | |
Born | Richard Bernard Frank Stewart Body (1927-05-18)18 May 1927 Datchet, England |
Died | 26 February 2018(2018-02-26) (aged 90) Stanford Dingley, England |
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Spouse |
Marion Graham (m. 1959) |
Children | 2 |
Education | Inns of Court School of Law |
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