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LIBERAL/LIBERALDEMOCRATCANDIDATESINTHEDEVON&CORNWALLREGION1945-2015

INCLUDINGSDPCANDIDATESintheGENERALELECTIONSof1983and1987

ThecompilationofthisIndexhaspresentedperhapstheleastdifficultyofalltheregionsofBritain.Thenumberofconstituenciesconcernedisquitesmallandmanyhaveretainedthesamenameoveralongperiodandarereadilyidentifiableasgeographicandhistoriclocations.TheDevon&CornwallRegionofcoursehasbeentraditionallyabastionofLiberal/LiberalDemocratstrength,eveninthedarkestdaysofpartyfortunes.Virtuallyeveryconstituencyhasbeenfoughtconsistentlyovertheperiod.Nonehasbeenleftuncontestedformorethantwoorthreeelectionsinsuccession.ManypartyMPsheldtheirseatsoverseveralGeneralElectionsandnumerouscandidateshavestoodinthesameconstituencyonmultipleoccasions.PerhapsinnootherregionofBritainhavesomanypartycandidatesbeenpersonalitiesintheirownright,afactorwhichhasgreatlyassistedthebusinessofassemblingbiographicaldetails.SomehavebeenmemorablecharactersindeedstartingwiththeveryfirstpageoftheIndex.Asaresultthereareseveralextendedentries.Cross-checkingofcandidateswithIndicesforotherregionshasbeennecessaryinascoreorsoinstances.Severalcandidateshavecontestedelectionsintwoormoreregions.

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THEMARTELLPLAN

TheMartellPlan,mentionedinpassingthroughouttheregionaldirectorieswastheelectoralstrategyadoptedbytheLiberalPartyfortheGeneralElectionof1950.ItwasfirstnamedafterEdwardMartellqv(GreaterLondon),aparty‘grandee’oftheimmediatepost-waryearswhoadvocatedthenominationofover150additionalcandidatesinconstituencieswhichhadlittleornoLiberalorganizationnorhistoryofLiberalactivityinrecentyears.Mostwereadoptedlessthantwomonthsbeforenominationday,manyattheeleventhhour,Martell’sobjectivebeingtoincreasetheLiberalchallengetoalevelatwhichthepartywouldbeenabledtoformagovernment,presumingenoughMPswereelected.

Martellandhissupporters,amongthemmanyyoungerpartymembersincludingJeremyThorpe,IsaacHyamqqv,believedthatasteadilygrowingnumberofadoptionsbeingannouncedinthemediawouldcreateamomentumofitsowninthemindsoftheelectorate.ThemajorityoftheconstituenciesinvolvedwereinurbanareasofGreaterLondon,theNorthWest,SouthEast,ScotlandandtheWestMidlandRegions,thoughotherregionswereinvolvedtolesserdegree.Quixotically,aconsiderablenumberoflargelyruralconstituencieswentuncontestedwhereaLiberalcandidatemighthavefaredreasonablywell,judginguponresultsobtainedatthe1945GeneralElection.Thefinalnationaltallyofcandidates,afairproportionofthemofdubiousLiberalpedigree,wasover450.Thepartylostover300deposits,thoughwithoutcontemporaryrecordsofLiberalassociations,orregionalparties,coveringtheperiod,itisnowimpossibletodifferentiatetechnicallybetweena‘MartellPlanCandidate’andacandidate,albeitinanunpromisingconstituency,adoptedfollowingmoreformalprocedures,wellinadvanceofnominationday.AnenormouspercentageoftheMartellPlancandidateswereamongthosetolosetheirdepositsof£150,thensetat121/2%ofvotescast.FortunatelyprovisionhadbeenmadeforsomemeasureofinsurancecoverwithLloydsintheCityofLondonagainstthiscontingency.

ThegoaloffightingeverymainlandconstituencyintheUKwasfinallyachieved25yearslaterundertheleadershipofJeremyThorpeattheGeneralElectionofOctober1974.Thebroadfrontwasreduced,marginally,atthefollowingelectionof1979.Inboth1983and1987theLiberalsandtheirallies,theSDP,eachcontestedroughly50%oftheUKparliamentaryconstituencies,avoidingcontestsagainsteachothersaveinahandfulofcases.Since1992theLiberalDemocratshavecontestedeveryconstituencyinmainlandUK,saveforthatheldbyTheSpeakerandahandfulofotherinstances,ateverysuccessivegeneralelection.Inrecenttimespartynomineeswhoarenominatedatthelastminuteinunpromisingconstituencies,simplytoshowtheflag,havecometobetermed‘papercandidates.’Virtuallyeverycandidateatrecentgeneralelections,however,hasbeenapprovedbytheparty’sparliamentarycandidates’committeeandadoptedaccordingtoformalprocedure.

ThescaleofdefeatfortheLiberalPartyinthe1950GeneralElection,inwhichnineLiberalMPswereelected,waseclipsedbythedebacleof2015whenonlyeightofthepreviouslyheld57constituenciesreturnedaLiberalDemocratMP.Nolessthan340of631depositswereforfeited,£170,000,atthecurrentrateof£500,withthethresholdat5%ofvotescast.NodepositshadbeenlostbythepartyattheGeneralElectionof2010.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

ItisimpossibletolisteverysourceofinformationorreferenceworkconsultedovertheperiodofthecompilationoftheseIndices.Manysourcesofreferenceparticularlybiographiesandautobiographiesarenotedthroughoutthetext.Majorauthoritiesconsultedarelistedbelow.

TheTimesGuidetotheHouseofCommons1945,1950,1951,1955,1959,1964,1966,1970,1974Feb,1974Oct,1979,1983,1987,1992,1997,2001,2005,2010(pubTimesGuides)

DictionaryofLiberalBiography(Politico’sPublishing,London1998)

DictionaryofNationalBiography

DodsParliamentaryCompanion

JournalofLiberalHistory(pubLiberalDemocratHistoryGroup)

ObituarycolumnsofTheDailyTelegraph,TheGuardian,TheIndependent.

Who’sWhointheLiberalDemocrats(editions1-7pubPCABooks,WorcsDY122DX)

Who’sWhoinWestMidlandLiberalDemocrats(edition12015pubPCABooks,WorcsDY122DX)

LiberalNews,LibDemocratNews,Liberator

NewspaperfilesofBirminghamCentralReferenceLibrary,inclTheBirminghamPost,TheBirminghamMail,TheWolverhamptonExpress&Star

WarwickshirePublicLibraries,LeamingtonandWarwick

Whitaker’sAlmanack

Wikipedia

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KEYTOABBREVIATIONS

Thiskeyomitsmanycommonlyused,standardabbreviations.

appt appointment/appointedassn associationbhs boyshighschoolcomp comprehensiveed educationeducatedelem elementaryg grammarghs girlshighschoolg-t grammar-techh highjun juniors schoolss schoolssec secondarysen senioru upperColl CollegeFE FurtherEducationHE HigherEducationLSE LondonSchoolofEconomicsU UniversityUMINST UniversityofManchesterInstituteofTechnology.acc accountantasst assistantbus businessch charteredcorr correspondenteng engineer/engineeringcomm/s committee/sco companycomp computercons consultant/consultancydpty deputydvpmnt developmentdir directoreng engineerexec executive

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incl includingind industryins insuranceInst InstituteorInstitutionInt internationalIT InformationTechnologylect lecturerldr leaderman managermanagingmanagerialormanagementmark marketingmbr memberPR PublicRelationsprog programmerep representativeret retiredsec secretaryt’nology technologyTTC teachertrainingcoll.ald aldermancand candidateC CountyorCouncilcllr councillorDC DistrictCouncilgrp groupldr leaderMB MetropolitanorMunicipalBoroughMWA MemberofWelshAssemblyPC ParishCouncilRDC RuralDistrictCouncilTC TownCouncilUA UnitaryAuthorityUDC UrbanDistrictCouncilWM WestMidlands.ALTU AssociationofLiberalTradeUnionistsAPNI AlliancePartyofNorthernIrelandassn associationBALF BirminghamAreaLiberalFederationBLO BirminghamLiberalOrganisationCAB Citizens’AdviceBureauELD EuropeanLiberalDemocratsLA LiberalAssociationLDA LiberalDemocraticAssociationLDN LiberalDemocratNews

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LDV LibDemVoiceLGBT lesbiangaybisexualtransgenderLib IntLiberalInternationalNATFHE NationalAssociationofTeachersinFurther/HigherEducationPCA ParliamentaryCandidatesAssociationReg RegionorRegionalSDP SocialDemocraticPartyULS UnionofLiberalStudentsWLD WomenLibDemsWM WestMidlandWMLF WestMidland(s)LiberalFederationWMRP WestMidlandRegionalPartyYLs/YLDs YoungLiberals/LiberalDemocrats.

PartyreferstoLiberal/LiberalDemocraticParty,unlessotherwisestated.

ParliamentaryelectionsfoughtbyacandidateintheIndexofanyindividualregionappearinboldtypethus:Torquay1951.Constituenciesfoughtbyacandidateduringhis/hercareerinotherregionsappearinstandardtype.

Thenamesofconstituencieshavechangedovertheyearsasaresultofparliamentaryboundarychanges.

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ABEL,DeryckR.E.,b1918edTottenhamCountys,LSE,LondonU;lostlegduringwarservicewhichpermanentlyunderminedhishealth;oneoftheparty’sgreatcharactersofthe50sand60sandleadingpostwarintellectuals;staunchmemberofFreeTradeUnion,wroteforFreeTrader;associatedwithTheContemporaryReview,editor1960-1965,succeedingthelegendaryProfG.P.Gooch;advocateofliberalconceptsoffreedom;wittyiferuditepublicspeaker;authorofErnestBenn,CounsellorforLibertyetc;earlyadvocateofChannelTunnelprojectwhichhetermed‘theChunnel’asopposedtoabridgewhichhesuggested‘mightsufferfromanexcessofventilation’;atanelectionmeeting,onceaskedbyanelderlypensioner‘Areyourlotinfavourofputtingpensionsup?’towhichherepliedunequivocally,‘Theanswertoyourquestionmadamisaverystrongaffirmative!’whichbroughtanimmediateretort,‘Doesthatmeanyesorno?’;onavisitbehindtheIronCurtainattheheightoftheColdWarhecongratulatedthemanagementofastatecontrolledfirmon‘yourexcellentworkerscanteenandcuisinebourgeoisie’;muchlovedfigureinparty;chairofLPOExec;LPOCounciluntil1960s;leftFreeTrademovementc1958inoppositiontopoliciesofMajorOliverSmedleyqv;hiscut-glassmanners,rarefieddictionandcitygentappearance,completewithpin-stripedsuit,bowlerandumbrella,werenotelectioneeringassets;d1965;hiswidowBettywaseditorofTheContemporaryReviewfrom1970;StAlbans(EastofEnglandRegion)1950,Torquay1951,Worthing(SouthEastRegion)1959

AGGETT,ThomasHenry,b1893?sonofT.H.A.sen(knownas‘therailwaypoetoftheWest’);printer;pres,SouthDevonYLs;Plymouth,Sutton1929,Totnes1945

ALDERSON,John,KCOBE,bCottingham1922edBarnsleyTechColl,laterresearchfellowOxfordU,InnsofCourt;formerChiefConstableforDevonandCornwall;armyserviceWWII;36years’servicewithpoliceinmetropolitanareaandprovinces;latterlybarrister;becamewellknownaswriter/broadcaster,holdingsomecontroversialopinions,someofwhichwereyearsaheadoftheirtimewhichmadehimunpopularwithpolicecolleagues;earlyadvocateofcommunitypolicing;consonHumanRightstoCouncilofEuropefrom1987,BBCAdvisoryCouncil1971-78;fellowCambridgeInstofCriminology,visitingProfUofStrathclyde,UofPortsmouth;d2011;Teignbridge1983

ALLISON,(Major)EricFarquhar,b1916,edManchestergs,OxfordU,PresULiberalClub,PresUnionofLiberalStudents;distinguishedrecordWWII,latermasterDulwichColl;StIvesby-e1937,1945,1950

BALDRY,Keith,b1944edWillesenCogs,TrinityColl,Dublin;retpostcontrolofficer,headpost

masteratPlymouth,Cornwall;part-timeadvisertoBishopofExeter;DevonSouthWest1997,Plymouth,Devonport2001

BANKS,DesmondAndersonHarvie,laterLordBanks,bAscot,1918edUColls;warservice;lifeinsbroker,pensioncons;joinedpartyatschool;co-founderwithPeterGraftonofRadicalReformGroup,formedtocounterperceivedrightwarddriftofparty,remainingmemberuntilitsdemiseinearly1960s;authorofmanypamphletsandpolicypapers;speechwritertoJoGrimond;stronglycommittedsupporterofEuropeUnion,ChairLiberalEuroActionGroup,ChairEuropeanMovement1986-1994;ChairLPOExec1961-1963,Pres1968-1969;CBE1972;LifePeer1975;dptyChiefWhipLords1972-1983;hiswifeBarbara(neeWells)OBE,wasastalwartofWLF;greatlyrespectedthroughouttheparty;ofakindlyandwelcomingpersonality,gentleandreasoninginapproach,

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effectivespeakeronTVandradio;d1997;HarrowEast(GreaterLondon)1950,StIves1955,HertfordshireSouthWest(EastofEnglandRegion)1959seeDictionaryofLiberalBiography

BANKS,(Major)MichaelE.B.,b1922edChippenhamgs;writer;polarandHimalayanexplorer;receivedPolarMedalfora900miletrekoverGreenlandicecap;mbrDartmoorRescueClub;Tavistock1970,Plymouth,Devonport1974Feb

BANKS,Simon,b1946edgs,WelwynGardenCity,CambridgeU,BristolU;officeworker;activeinconservation,PlymouthHousingAction;laterWalthamForestLBC;Plymouth,Sutton,1974Feb,Oct,Leyton,1987,Chingford1992(bothGreaterLondon)

BARNARD,DrJim,b1947edWellsCathedrals,LeedsU;dairybusinessowner,agriculturalcons;advisertogovernmentandEUonfoodlegislation;Eurocand1994;manyinterestsincludingAmnesty;Tiverton&Honiton1997,2001

BARRINGTON,(Brig)Guy,b1905edSandhurstMilitaryColl;servedIndia,BurmaWWII;laterfarmeratHawkchurch,Devon;Honiton1950

BESSELL,PeterJoseph,b1921edLlynwyds,Bath;Methodistlaypreacher1939-70;adeterminedcampaignerwhorecordedoneoffewpartygainsin1964;alsombrMebynKernow;hisspiritofindependence,energy,panacheappealedtohisCornishconstituentswhobelievedregionaleconomicaffairshadbeenneglectedbysuccessivegovernments;inCommonssatonEstimatesComm,SelectCommonProcedure;oftenatoddswithcolleaguesandpartyWhip;admittedhewas‘abadpartyman’;becameinvestmentcons;cripplingdebtsarisingfrombusinessfailuresledtohisflighttotheUSA,laterMexico,after1970toescapeprosecution;permittedtoreturnUK1979underamnestytotestifyattrialagainsthisformerfriendandcolleague,JeremyThorpeqv,forwhichheshamefullyacceptedanenormoussumfromTheDailyMail;aknownfantasist,hislargelyperjured‘evidence’waseventuallyrejectedbythecourt;pubmemoireCoverUp1981;notanexemplarycharacter;dinpenuryandobscurityinaoneroombeachhutinCalifornia1985,havingmadesomeefforttoclearhisbusinessdebts;life-longchainsmoker;Torquay1955,by-e1955,Bodmin1959,1964,1966;MP1966-70seeDictionaryofLiberalBiography

BLACKBURN,(Lieut-Col)CyrilHarry,b1902?serviceWWII;LPOExec;HomeCountiesLiberalFederation;d1984?;IslingtonEast(GreaterLondon)1935,Tiverton1945,1950

BLACKMORE,RogerB.,b1941edAbingdons,ShebbearColl,NorthDevon;LeicesterU;careerwithImperialTypewriters;LeicesterMBCfrom1993,groupldr2003-04,2005-07,LordMayor2009-10;Gainsborough(EastMidlandsRegion)1970,1974Feb,Oct,1979,NorthDevon1983

BLUNT,DavidJ.,b1944edFarnhamgs,CambridgeU;barristerandwriter;LambethCentral(GreaterLondon)by-e1978,1979;CornwallSouthEast1983

BONAR,StuartA.,raisedlocallyedManadenps,Devonportbhs,UinUK,USA;widelytravelled;worksforRoyalCollofMidwives;interestsinclNHS,education;Plymouth,MoorView2010,2015

BONHAM-CARTER,Mark,laterLord,b1922;grandsonofH.H.Asquith,LiberalPM1908-1916,sonofLadyVioletB-C,brotherofLauraGrimond,brother-in-lawofJoGrimond,partyleader1956-67qqv;edWinchester,OxfordU,ChicagoU;studiesinterruptedbywarservice;captured,laterescapedfromPOWcampinItaly1943returningtoAlliedlinesaftera400miletrek;enteredpublishingbut

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hisemployers,Collins,disapprovedofhispoliticalactivities;hisvictoryin1958wasthefirstpartygainataby-esince1929;Grimondissaidtohavehopedhewouldbecomehisdesignatedsuccessoraspartyleaderbuthelosthisseatafteronly18months,agreatlosstothepartywhichwouldhavebenefitedgreatlyfromhispresenceatWestminsteratacrucialjuncture;ofanunassumingcharacterandgauntappearance;anauthoritativespeakerratherthanapersuasiveorator,heenjoyedwidespreadrespectacrosspartylines;well-knownbroadcaster;re-joinedCollinsafter1958;firstChair,RaceRelationsBoard,1966-71,CommunityRelationsCommission1971-77,DirofRoyalOperaHouse1958-82,aGovernorofRoyalBallet1960-94,vice-ChairBBC1975-80;LifePeerage1986;partyForeignAffairsspokesmaninLords;dItaly1994;Barnstaple1945,Torringtonby-e1958,1959,1964;MP1958-59;seeDictionaryofLiberalBiography

BRAZIL,JulianC.M.,b1964edReadingCollofT’nology,BristolU;cosec,financialdirtofamilyfirm;formerscienceteacher,one-timeresearcherforMatthewTaylorMPqv;DevonCC,SouthHamsDC;opposedtounsightlysolarfarms;stronglocalcampaigner,callingforlocaljobs,localhousing;allegedlybulliedacouncilofficer;BrentSouth(GreaterLondon)1997;Falmouth&Camborne2001,Totnes2010,2015

BREED,Colin,b1947Surrey,edTorquaygs,workedforMidlandBank1964-81,latercodirofvariousfirms;Methodistlaypreacher;CardonDC,SaltashTC;partyspokesmaninCommonsforTradeandIndustry,laterShadowAgricultureMinister;spellasDefencespokesmanalsoforEnvironment,FoodandRuralaffairs;stooddownasMP2010;CornwallSouthEast1997,2001,2005;MP1997-2010;seeDictionaryofLiberalBiography

BRETT-FREEMAN,JulianP.,b1960edSpringfieldcomps,Portsmouth,SouthDownsColl,Havant,InstofHousing;housingmanagementofficer;LPOCouncil;Plymouth,Sutton1992

BREWER,Dennis,b1951edGreenwaybs,Bristol,BristolPoly,SouthBankPoly;sales,managementcons;Exeter1997

BRUNNER,SirHugoLaurenceJoseph,b1935;fromadistinguishedLiberalfamilyofCheshireindustrialists,whichincludedtwoLiberalMPs;sonofSirFelixB.,qv(NorthWestRegion),edEton,OxfordU;publisher;LPOexec,dptyTreasurer;HighSheriffOxfordshire,LordLieut.ofOxfordshire1996-2008;JP;KCVO2008;Torquay1964,1966

BRUTON,C.MeddonK.,b1918edRoyalNavalColl,Dartmouth;farmerretnavalofficer;assumedcandidaturefromEdwinMalindineqvinthehighlymarginalNorthCornwall,theparty’sbestchanceofgainingaseatin1964(asithadbeenin1959and1955)butfailedtomakeheadway;saidtohavebeencasualandlacklustreinhiscampaigning;alaidback,‘greetingsoldboy!’type,unsuitedtotheconstituency;recentrevelationssuggesthewasofgayorientationandaprotégéofJeremyThorpe;thelatterappearstohaverecommendedhimtoNorthCornwallLAandwasbitterlydisappointedwithhisfailuretocapturetheseat;Taunton(SouthWestRegion)1959;NorthCornwall1964.

BURNETT,JohnPatrickAubone,laterLord,bOswestry,1945,edAmpleforthColl,BritanniaRNColl,Darmouth,CollofLaw,London;serviceRoyalMarineCommandos,activeserviceinBorneo,MiddleEast,solicitorlatterlypartnerinpractice;farmer,cattlebreeder;practisingCatholic;joinedparty1985;memberCommonsHomeAffairsanLegalteam;spokesmanonlegalaffairs1997-2005ShadowSolicitorGeneral;membervariousCommonscommsincludingTreasuryteamlater

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spokesmanonlegalaffairsandproceduralmatters;LifePeer2006;DevonWest&Torridge,1987,1997,2001;MP1997-2005;seeDictionaryofLiberalBiography

BYE,NicholasDavid,b1960edMontpelier,Paignton,KingsColl,Taunton,OxfordU;hotelmanager;laterranestateagency;Torbay1987

CANN,AlfredCharles,bPlymouth1902;amateuractor,playwrightlatercommercialtraveller;

formerlyConservative;activeinlocalgovernment;Plymouth,Devonport1950

CASTLE,M/sMaureenE.,b1937edLondonU,ExeterU;HomeOfficecriminologist,barrister/psychologist;defectedfromLabourforwhomshehadcontestedStIves1970;Plymouth,Drake1974,Feb,Oct

CHAMBERS,David,b1947GreatYarmouthgs,CityofNorwichs,ChelseaSchoolofChiropody;chiropodist;NottinghamshireCC;Mansfield(EastMidlands)1974Feb,Oct,1979;NorthCornwall1983

CHAVE,Robert(Rob)F.,b1952edExeters,SouthDevonTech,PortsmouthPoly;acc;SouthHams1987

COCKS,Graham,b1924edDevonporths;solicitor;PlymouthMBC;rememberedforsenseofhumourwithwittyturnofphraseandhisminoreccentricities;LPOCouncilearly1960s;Plymouth,Sutton1964

COLLIER,JeremyJames,edBlundell’ss,Tiverton,RoyalAgriculturalColl,Cirencester;dramaticallyraisedpartyvoteinby-ecomingclosetowinningtheseat;JeremyThorpewhowasagreatfamilyfriendoftheCollierscampaignedstrenuouslyonhisbehalf;recentlyrevealedthatCollierresignedhiscandidaturein1965andshortlyleftthepartyonlearningdetailsofThorpe’sprivatelife;Tiverton1959,by-e1960,1964

CONNETT,Alan,DevonCCgrpldr,TeignbridgeDC;energeticcampaigneronlocalissuesruralbusservicesetc;Plymouth,Sutton2001

COPUS,Richard;estateagent,activewithNationalAssnofEstateAgents;defectedtoConservatives;Plymouth,Devonport1997,Exeter2001

COTTON,Johnb1945?edNewcastleU,HullU;teacher;StIves1979

COX,DavidN.,edStCuthbertMayneRCs,SouthDevonCollofAdvancedTechnology;postofficemanager;TeignmouthTC;activewithUCW;amonghisopponentswasIndLiberalDavidMorrishqvwhopolled3.8%;Tiverton1992

COX,MrsValerieA.,b1942edBournemouthggs,Guy’sHospital,PolyofSouthWest;trainingcons,radiotherapist/radiographer;activewithNorthCornwallLDA;CornwallCCmanycouncil,partyposts;Plymouth,Drake1992

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DAVEY,AlfredGeorgeShermanT.,b1914edRedruthgs,UColl,Exeter;teacherandlect;

Methodistlaypreacher;Camborne-RedruthUDC,KerrierDCfrom1973;hefelloutwiththelocalLAandcontestedtheconstituencyintheOctober1974GeneralElectionasanIndLiberal,polling4.43%inoppositiontotheofficialLiberal,EdmundSaraqv;Falmouth&Camborne1970,1974Feb

DAVIES,Tom,raisedlocally,edOxfordU;chaccwithonelargestUKaccfirms;hasworkedabroad;formerbuildingdirofcharityorganisation;assistsatPlymouthCitizensAdviceBureau;DevonSouthWest2015

DEAL,Warwick,b1918edRomfordIntermediates,ChelmsfordSofArt;forester;CivilServiceUexec;Honiton1964

DESCH,DrHaroldErnest,b1904edTottenhamgs,OxfordU;chsurveyor,timbercons;FellowofSurveyors’Inst,eminentinforestrycircles;authorofbooksontimber;servedNigeria,Malaya;prisonerofJapanese1942-45;partyHousingComm;Totnes1950,1951

DOLPHIN,M/sPaula,b1970SaoPaulo,Brazil,edPontificiaU,Campinas;CornwallCC;DevonWest&Torridge2015

DUMPER,TimRoland;mbrInstofPersonnel&Development,cons(ret);chairlocalLDA;ExmouthTC;DevonEast2001,2005

EVANS,DrJudy,b1952?edOxfordU,CharingCrossMedicalSchool;plasticsurgeonnowinprivate

practice;examinerforRoyalCollofSurgeons;movedtoPlymouth1986;withKarenGillardqvexperiencedtroubledrelationshipwithlocalLDAinPlymouthwhichwasrentbydissension;wasawarded£300,000inadisputewithDerrifordHospital,PlymouthaftershewaswronglysuspendedforsupportingaNigeriancolleagueinarace-chargeddispute;DevonSouthWest2005,Plymouth,Sutton&Devonport2010

EVANS,R.Vaughan,b1951,edShrewsburys,CambridgeU,LondonBusinessS;economist;SouthHams1992

FOOT,SirDingleMackintosh,PC,bPlymouth1905;sonofIsaacqv,botherofJohnqv,alsoMichael

andHugh;edBembridges,OxfordU,PresofUnion1928;calledtobar1930;barrister;regularbroadcasteronBBCIntheNews1940s,1950s;ParliamentarySectoMinistryofEconomicWarfareinwartimecoalitiongovernment;joinedLabour1956,servingasSolicitorGeneral1964-67;knighted1964andappointedPC;authorofDespotisminDisguise(1937),BritishPoliticalCrises(1976);dtragically1978inHongKong,chokingonaboneinasandwich;Dundee(Scotland)1931,1935,1945;MP1931-1945;NorthCornwall1950,1951;forLabour-Ipswichby-e1957,1959,1964,1966,1970;MP1957-70;seeDictionaryofLiberalBiography

FOOT,RtHonIsaac,b1880,Plymouth;edPlymouthHoegs.,qualifiedasasolicitor;fatherofD.,J.,qqv,alsoMichaelF.(1913-2000formerLabourPartyLeader)andHughF.,(laterLordCaradon1907-

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90,GovernorofCyprus1957-1960;LabourMinisterofStateatForeignOffice1964-70AmbassadortotheUN)

IsaacFootservedonPlymouthMBC1907-1927wasMayor1945-1946andhadpreviouslybeenVice-PresidentoftheMethodistConference,1937-1938.Hewasalife-longLiberalwhofollowedAsquithinthepartyschismof1918.HeservedasMinisterofMines1931-1932intheNationalGovernment,resigningovertheOttawaAgreementandfollowingtheSamueliteLiberalsintoopposition.HebecameaPrivyCouncillorin1937.Agreatorator,heattackedtheBaldwin-ChamberlainappeasementofHitlerinthelate1930s.Theowneroflibraryofover70,000volumeshewasaferventadmirerofOliverCromwellandthetriumphofParliamentovertheRoyalistsintheCivilWar.LadyNancyAstor,hisConservativeopponentintheby-electionatPlymouthbecamealife-longfriend.AnirrepressiblecampaignerintheLiberalcause,possiblyoneofthegreatestever,hefoughttwelveparliamentaryelections,winningonlyfour,remainingahighlyreveredfigureinthepartyuntilhisdeathin1960.HealsoservedasPresidentLPO1947.Hisgauntappearanceandausteredemeanourcloakedanimpishwit.OnlearningoftheLiberalby-electionvictoryatTorringtonin1958fromawomaninabusqueue,notpreviouslyknowntohim,hereplied,‘I’mgoingtokissyou,madam’,astoryhelaterrecountedtothegreatamusementoftheTorquayPartyAssembly.Totnes1910Jan,Bodmin1910Dec,1918,Plymouth,Sutton,by-e1919,Bodmin1922,1923,1924,1929,1931,1935,StIvesby-e1937,Tavistock1945;MP1922-1924,1929-1935;seeDictionaryofLiberalBiography

FOOT,(Major)John,laterLord,bCallington,Cornwall1909,sonofIsaacFootqv;edForress,Swanage,Bembridge,IsleofWight;OxfordU,presofUnionandLiberalClub;serviceWWII;becamesenpartnerinfamilylegalfirm;heldvariouspublicofficesinDevonincludingmbrofDartmoorNationalParkComm1963-74;hisclosefriendJeremyThorpeonbecomingpartyldrencouragedhisreturntoactivepolitics;servedonRoyalCommontheConstitution1969-73withUnitedKingdomImmigrantsAdvisoryService1970-84;chairCouncilofJustice1984-80LifePeerage1967;LifePeer1967;speakerinLordsonlegalissues,environmentalprotection;finallyretiredfromprofession1995;d1999;Basingstokeby-e1934,1935,Bodmin1945,1950;seeDictionaryofLiberalBiography

FRY,(Capt)HowardL.,b1912edStPaulss,RAFpilot,laterwithBOAC;chair/fdrWestwardAirways1968;ceasedtrading1970;pioneerofNewquayAirport;LPOexec,Councilearly1960s;finespeakingvoice;sportedanimpressive‘BattleofBritain’moustache;persistentifsomewhatitinerantcampaigner;NewForest(SouthWestRegion)1950,Aylesbury(SouthCentralRegion)1955,1959,Colchester(EastofEnglandRegion)by-e1961,Wells(SouthWestRegion)1964,1966,StIves1970

GAVED,M/sJoanArundel;schoolteacher;WWIIserviceasambulanceattendantlaterairraidwardenthoughsomesourcessayWRNS;Plymouth,Sutton1945

GEORGE,Andrew,b1958,MullionnrLizard,Cornwall,edHelstongs,SussexU,OxfordU;graduateinagriculturaleconomics;employedinvariouspostswithcharityorgs;1987-97dirCornishRuralCommunityCouncil;joinedMebynKernow;inCommonstookloyaloathinCornish;campaigneronCornishissuesincludingestablishingaCornishAssembly,thoughnotaunitaryauthority;suffersfromautoimmunedisease;inturnCommonsShadowMinisterofFisheries,Disabilities,RuralAffairs;PPStoCharlesKennedy;laterRegionalAffairsSelectComm,Agriculture,ShadowSecretaryforInternationalDevelopment,SelectCommforCommunitiesandLocalGovernment;Speaker’sConference2009-10;memberofall-partygrouponcarers;chairall-partygrouponhousingandplanning;inallserveson71all-partygroups;authorofseveralbooks,AVisionofCornwall(pub

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1995)etc;livesPenzance;StIves1992,1997,2001,2005,2010,2015;MP1997-2015;seeDictionaryofLiberalBiography

GIBSON,N.AlanS.,b1923,Sheffield,ofDurhamminingstock;edSirGeorgeMonouxgs,Walthamstow,LondonE.,Tauntons,OxfordU;saidtohavegainedaFirstinHistorywithoutattendingasinglelecture;notedcricketwriterandleadingauthorityonthegame;prolificauthorofevocativearticlesandbooks;highlyreveredbycolleagues;hisTestcommentariesweredescribedas‘fluent,eruditeandwitty;’sometimeradioproducer/presenterBBCWestRegion;hislatercareerwassadlyimpairedbyhealthproblems;dTaunton1997;Falmouth&Camborne1959

GILBERT,StephenDavidJohn,(Steve),bCornwall1976attendedschoolsinFowey,LostwithielandStAustell;StAustellColl;UofWales,Aberystwyth,laterMAfromLSE;oneof20orsoopenlygayMPs;workedaspubaffairscons,parliamentaryresearchertoLembitOpikMP,laterRobinTeverson;RestormelBC;HaringeyLBC,2002;inCommonsmbrLocalGovernmentSelectComm;from2012PPStoEdDavey,MinisterofEnergyandClimateChange;StAustell&Newquay2010,2015;MP2010-15

GILLARD,M/sKaren,b1974,raisedatTorpoint;barristerwithchambersinHolborn,London;formerConservativewhojoinedparty2001;LPOstaff2003-05;openlydeclaredgay;outspokenviews;avigorouscampaigner,shetookoverthecandidatureatCornwallSouthEastfromColinBreedMPqvbutlosttheelectiononan8.1%swingagainsttheparty;PlymouthMBCgrpldr;shewasplaguedbyallegationsofirregularitiesconcerningmisuseofdataonEARSetcduringherassociationwiththetroubledPlymouthLDAalsoinvolvingDrJudyEvansqv;theunhappysagafullyinvestigatedbyLPOandbytheregionalpartybutneversatisfactorilyresolved,rumbledonfortwotothreeyearsbringingmuchadversepublicitytothepartyinDevon;Plymouth,Sutton2005,CornwallSouthEast2010

GOLDSWORTHY,M/sJuliaAnne,b1978edinCamborne,CambridgeU,laterstudyingeconomicsatTokyoU,BirkbeckColl,LondonU;seemedlikelytobecomeakeyfigureinparliamentaryparty;featuredinTVprogrammeTheGames,winning£20,000forCornwallAirAmbulances;lostherseatby66votesduelargelytoboundaryrevision;hadpreviouslyattractedmuchadversepersonalpublicitylocallyduetorelativelyminorparliamentaryexpensesinfringements;onherdefeatshewasappointedchiefsecretarytoDannyAlexanderqvatHMTreasury,strikinginappearanceandpersonality;Falmouth&Camborne2005,Camborne&Redruth2010,2015;MP2005-2010

GOSS,JohnM.,b1933edKing’ss,Rochester,LSE,UofAmsterdam;indcons;originallyConservative,contestedPlymouth,Suttonforthatparty1970;joinedLiberalssubsequently;LPOCouncil;Eurocand1979,1989;Torbay,1974Oct,Boothferry(YorkshireRegion)1992

HALL-SAY,John,b1932edprivately;codir;mbrEnglishClayPigeonShootingteam;raisedvoteagainstthetrendinbadyearfortheparty;Falmouth&Camborne1979

HALSE(Capt)G.Alexander,b1914edStMartin’ss,Sidmouth,UniversityCollofSouthWest,Exeter,PlymouthTechColl;serviceWWII;mbrofdistinguishedLiberalfamily;brotherofthefollowing;architect,agriculturalengcons;mbrHouseofLaityofChurchAssembly;SidmouthUDC,NorthDevon1951

HALSE,JohnB.,b1912,edStMartin’ss,Sidmouth;mbrofdistinguishedLiberalfamily(hisfatherJ.G.H.H.contestedHonitononfiveoccasions);ownerofagriculturalmerchantsandengbusinessinHoniton;Nonconformistlaypreacher,involvedinmanylocalphilanthropicactivities;DevonCC,

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HonitonMBC;oneofthesmallbandofpartycandsinthedismalGeneralElectionof1951forthepartywhoraisedLiberalhopesbyimprovingonhispredecessor’sshareofthevoteagainstthegeneraltrend,atthesametimemovingfrom3rdto2ndplace;brotherofthepreceding;Honiton1951,1955,1959

HAMBLY,EdmundH.,b1914edBlundell’ss;HarleyStreetsurgeon,Cornishfarmer;LondonCCfor18years;FreemanCityofLondon;Falmouth&Camborne1964

HARRIS,Percy,saidtohavebeenfroma‘dyedinthewool’Nonconformistbackground;Penryn&Falmouth1945

HARVEY,SirNicholas(Nick)Bartonb1961,ChandlersFord,HantsedQueen’sColl,Taunton,MiddlesexPoly,where,asPresoftheUnion,hechallengedthefarleftdominationofstudentpoliticswhichledtoHighCourtaction;graduateinbusstudies;vice-chairULS1981-82withfirmofCitybusinesscons;commmarkexec1984-86,latercommcons1991untilenteringCommons;spokesmanonTransport;opposedprivatisationofBritishRail;laterspokesmanontradeandindustry;concernedwithincreasingcentralisationofEU,opposingsinglecurrency;criticofKennedyleadership;regularbroadcaster;incoalitiongovernmentMinisterfortheArmedServices2010-12;Kt2012;opposedtotheretentionofTrident;servedaspartyagentforFinchley1983;Enfield,Southgate1987(bothGreaterLondon),NorthDevon1992,1997,2001,2005,2010,2015;MP1992-2015;seeDictionaryofLiberalBiography

HICKS,Raymond,b1917DulwichColl,LCCCSchoolofBuilding;furnituremanufacturer;DevonCC,AxminsterRDC;Honiton1966

HILL,(Major)DrThomasRowland,consphysician;serviceWWII;Camborne1945

HORABIN,ThomasLewis,b1896MerthyrTydfil,edCardiffhs;serviceWWI;1938,hewasafriendoftheinfluentialJohnFootqvandhadnotbeenatallprominentinpartycirclesearlier;electedataby-eJuly13th1939,oneofthelastbeforetheoutbreakofWWII;bitterlyopposedtotheMunichAgreementof1938,hemadeanotablemaidenspeechintheCommons,denouncingChamberlain’spolicyofplacatingHitler;LabourhadpreviouslywithdrawntheircandatNorthCornwall,anindicationofmountingsupportfora‘popularfront’agreementbetweenLabourandtheLiberalsattheforthcominggeneralelection,expectedintheautumnof1939;appointedparliamentarychiefwhip1945,hesoonobjectedtotheparty’srightwardswingunderClementDavies’sleadership;hisdefectiontoLabourin1947,whileholdingseniorofficewiththeparliamentaryparty,wasabitter,demoralisingblow;itssignificancewasnottakensufficientlyseriouslybytheleadership;othermajordefectionsweretofollow;injuredinanaircrashhesuccessfullysuedBOAC;hiscareeristhesubjectofamajorarticle,withcontributionsfromhisdaughter,inTheJournalofLiberalHistory;contestedExeterforLabourwithoutsuccessin1950;dFolkestone1956;CornwallNorthby-e1939,1945;MP1939-1950

HOSKING,WilliamRowse,b1923edNewquaygs;CornwallCC,mbrSouthWestRegionLandTribunal;chair/PresNorthCornwallLiberalAssn;Truro1964,1966

HOWELL,Victor,b1945edKellyColl,Tavistock,WhitelandsTeacherTrainingColl,Putney,ExeterTechColl;dir/partnerfamilybuildingfirm;ExeterMBC,ExeterDC;Honiton1974Feb,Oct,DevonWest1979,DevonWest&Torridge1983

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HUTTY,PhilA.,livesCallington;qualifiedsocialworker,formerlysenman,safeguardingchildprotectionissues;LiskeardTC;concernedwithruralpoverty,lackofaffordablehousing,highlocaltransportcosts;DevonSouthWest2001,DevonCentral2010,CornwallSouthEast2015

JAMES,Michael,b1935,edLlandaffTechColl,CardiffU;financialcons,legalasst;CardiffWest(Wales)1974Feb,Oct;Plymouth,Devonport1979,BournemouthWest(SouthWestRegion)1983

JENKINS,KeithP.J.,edPlymouthColl,OxfordU;solicitor;Torquay1970

JOLLY,M/sJudithA.,laterBaroness,bLeamingtonSpa1951edKing’sghs,Warwick,LeedsU,NottinghamU;teacher,sometimeinOman;mbrNHSTrustBoards,fundraiserforMacmillanCancerSupport;joinedparty1983,agentforPaulTylerqv1997,forSouthWestEngland1999,2004;LifePeerage2011;interestshealth,ruralpolicy;inLordsmbrHealthteam;Plymouth,Devonport2005

JONES,T.Cedric,b1936edStPaul’ss,UColl,London;barrister;asacand,notratedhighlyintheestimationoflegendarylocalelectionagent,GeorgeFoster;Totnes1959

JONES,ThomasGranville,orGRANVILLE-JONES,b1923edLlandridnodWells,Tonbridges,CambridgeU;PresULiberalClub1949;journalistlaterpoliticalconswithownco,ExternalDevelopmentServices;one-timeassociateofpartyleaderJeremyThorpeqv;despitehisencouragingresultatLeominster,thelocalpartydeclinedtore-adopthim;itisthoughthislifestyledidnotmeetwiththeapprovaloftheratherstrait-lacedruralmembershipandofficers;accordingtohisGuardianobituaristhehadcharmandasaucywit;d2000;IsleofEly(EastofEnglandRegion)1950,Leominster(WestMidlandRegion)1959,Tavistock1964

JONES,M/sTerryeL.,(laterLadyTeverson)bBristol1952,edHelstongs;chairKCSPrintsince1981;interestsinclhousingandThirdWorlddevelopment;livesTregony,Truro;married2006RobinTeversonqv;anIndLibpolled1%inboth1992and1997;defeatedin2010by435votes;Falmouth&Camborne1992,1997,Truro&Falmouth2010

KEARNEY,Stephen,b1959,fromShropshire/Montgomeryborder,nowlivesPlymouth;studiedagriculturalproductionHarperAdams,Shropshire;formerheadofdevelopmentcharity;fdr/dirofUKYouthParliament;strategistinGovernmentOrganisingprogramme;interestedinproblemsofruraleconomy,childabuse,bullying;Henley(SouthCentralRegion)by-e2008;Tiverton&Honiton2015

KELLOCK,(Squad-Ldr)JohnD.G.,b1906edShrewsburys,CambridgeU;billbroker,codir,alsomarketgardenernearAylesbury;serviceWWII;activewithCambridgeUSettlement,Camberwell,OxfordDiocesanBoardofFinance;Buckingham(SouthCentralRegion)1950,StIves1951

KELLOCK,Thomas(Tom)Oslaf,b1923edRugby,CambridgeU,WWIIserviceinnavy;calledtoBar1949;servedinDingleFoot’sqvchambers;QC1965,laterJudgeinNottingham;apassionateandoutspokenopponentofracisminSouthAfrica,chairoftheBritishAnti-Apartheidgroup,hecourageouslyvisitedSouthAfricainthemountingtensionaccompanyingtheRivonatrials;hisexcellentvoiceanddignifiedappearanceimpressedLPOCouncilmeetingsandAssemblieshe

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defendedincourtmanyleadersofemergentBritishAfricancolonialterritoriesintheimmediatepre-independenceperiod;helpeddraftadecreeforUNonindependenceofNamibia;after1965hislegaldutieskepthimfromactivepolitics;retired1991,re-enteringpoliticsaschairofBritishGroupofLiberalInternational;wasconcernedtoregenerateLiberalisminSouthAfrica;dLondon1993;anobituaryinTheIndependentdescribedhimas‘agenialpersonalityoftransparentgenuineness;’alargerthanlifecharacterdeservingofacomprehensivebiographicalstudy;Torquay1959,KensingtonSouth(GreaterLondon)1966,by-e1968,Harwich(EastofEngland)1974Oct

LACEY,L.Anthony,bBuenosAires1927edMillfields,TrinityColl,Dublin;farmerlaterbusinessman;mbrNFU;LPOCouncil;Torrington1966,1970

McBRIDE,DavidI.,b1960edStockportS,UColl,Swansea;chacc;partynationalcampaignsgroup,Welshpartyexec;LPOCouncil;BlaenauGwent(Wales)1987,DevonWest&Torridge1992

MacTAGGART,Murdoch,b1939edEdinburghU,LiverpoolU;compcons,writer;Eurocand1989,Somerset&DorsetWest;BrymptonPC;believedtohaveworkedatLPOHQforshortperiodin1970s;Plymouth,Devonport1992

MAJOR,KennethHenryB.,b1920,edLondon,SirJohnCassColl;RAFserviceWWII;indchemistandengineer;Plymouth,Sutton1950

MALINDINE,(Capt)EdwinThomasb1909,WWIIserviceinRASC;involvedinworkonP.L.U.T.O.;workedinlubricationprodind;laterchair,mandirSternolLtd;activeasayouthinpartyatBethnalGreen,LondonE;onfirstelectiontoBethnalGreenBCinearly1930swasyoungestcllrinUK;hadfirst-handexperienceoftheviolentexcessesofSirOswaldMosley’sBlackshirtsin1930sLondon;vigorouslycampaignedascandandsupportingspeakerover25years;hecameveryclosetoelectioninhisfinaltwocontests;ChairofLPO1961-62;thereafterlargelyconcentratedonbusinessinterests;giftedwithapowerfulvoice,heexcelledatthehustingsatpublicmeetings,especiallyoutdoors;hiswifeAudreywasaprominentfigureintheWLFformanyyears;d1993;LeytonEast(GreaterLondon)1935,WoodGreen(GreaterLondon)1945,IslingtonWest(GreaterLondon)by-e1947,Wellingborough(EastMidlandsRegion)1950,WoodGreen(GreaterLondon)1951,NorthCornwall1955,1959

MARSH,Howard,b1944edQueenElizabeth’sgs,Barnet,LondonBibleColl;teacher;ExeterMBC;Exeter1979

MASON,Joel,bBedfordshire1993edExeterU,LibDemSociety;foughtelectionwhileanundergrad,oneoftheyoungestcandsatGeneralElection;concernedatimportanceofengagingpeopleinthepoliticalprocess;Exeter2015

MAYNE,ArthurRussell,b1901?edNewcastlehs,Staffordshire;man,latercodiroffirmofestateagents;PlymouthMBC1931-34;CroydonWest(GreaterLondon)1950,Plymouth,Devonport1955,Chertsey(SouthEastRegion)1959

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MELIA,Steve,b1962edWhitbyCocomp,EllesmerePort,LiverpoolU;economicdevelopmentofficer;mbrDevonWildlifeTrust;Plymouth,Sutton1997

MITCHELL,MichaelNorman,b1949edBarnstaplebsecs,NorthDevonTechColl,RolleCollofEducation,Exmouth;teacher;ExeterDC,EastDevonDC;Torbay1979,NorthCornwall1987

MOLE,Stuart,b1949edStPaul’sCathedrals,StJohn’ss,Leatherhead,NottinghamU,OxfordU,LondonU;lectingovernmentandpolitics;ChelmsfordMBC,chair;parliamentarypressofficer1975-77,Head,LeaderofParty’sofficeWestminster1980-83;relentlesscampaignerinfiveelectionatChelmsfordin1983comingwithin378votes,0.6%ofvictory;longinvolvementwithCommonwealthorganisations;SenResearchFellow,InstofCommonwealthStudies,LondonU,CommonwealthPoliticalStudiesUnit;DirGen,RoyalCommonwealthSociety,2000-09,chair,CommonwealthJournalofInternationalAffairs,workedforSecretaryGeneral,CommonwealthSecretariat1984-2000;subsequentlymovedtoliveinExeter;therewasanintervalof28yearsbeforehis5thand6thcontests;Chelmsford(EastofEngland)1974Feb,Oct,1979,1983,1987,DevonEast2015

MOORE,RichardGillachrist,b1931edHighfields,Liphook,Radleys,CambridgeU;joinedparty1951;PresULiberalClub1953;joinedparty1951;journalistwithNewsChronicleto1960;SecGenLiberalInternational1961-64;advisertoLiberalgroupinEuroparliament1979-96;unaccountablypassedoveraspossibleEurocand;giftedwithpowerful,distinctivevoice,heardtogreatadvantageatPartyAssembliesoverfivedecadesdownto2014,ralliesetc;masteroftheepigramandchoiceofepithet,advocatedthat‘apoliticianshouldproceedwithhightactandlowcunning;’twicebravelyconfrontedthedreadedRevIanPaisleyonhishometerritory;relentless,zealouscampaignerfightingeightelectionsovertwentyyears;atNorfolkNorthhewasthefirstpartycandfor24yearspolling24.8%;remainsinfluentialsignificantandrespectedfigureinparty;remainsanauthoritativespeakerandwriteronEurope,foreignaffairs,votingreformetc;authorofdefinitivearticleonSTVinTheIndependent,Nov2013;Tavistock1955,1959,Cambridgeshire(EastofEnglandRegion)by-e1963,1964,NorthAntrim1966,1970(NorthernIreland),NorthNorfolk(EastofEnglandRegion)1974Feb,Oct

MORGAN,MrsFredaEvelynGriffith;lecttoForcesWWII;secDevonUWLs;Exeter1945

MORRISH,DavidJ.,b1931DevonportedSuttonHighs,Plymouth,ExeterU,WisconsinU;lect;mbrSocietyofFriends;honouredwithFreedomofCityofExeter2011for50yearscontinuousservice;DevonCCldrofpartygroup;courtofGovernorsofExeterU;Devonseafisheriescomm;indefatigablecampaigner;sadlybrokewithpartyonmergerwithSDP1989tofollowMichaelMeadowcroftqvasa‘continuingLiberal;’hasrecordedreminiscencesofhisyearsinpoliticsfrom1945forlocalarchives;foughtTiverton1992,1997underthatdesignation;Exeter1970,1974Feb,Oct,Tiverton1979,1983,1987

NATION,David,MidDevonDC,CreditonTC;stalwartlocalcampaigner;appointedHonAldermanfor20years’service;SwindonNorth(SouthWestRegion)2001,Tiverton&Honiton2005

NAYLOR,(Major)Guy,edRadley,CambridgeU;servedwithMaquisinOccupiedFrance,WWII;LPOCouncil,Exec1940s;activewithALTU;Aylesbury(SouthCentralRegion)by-e1938,1945,NorthDevon1950

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OAKES,GrahamJ.,b1959edYeovils,Westfieldcomp,YeovilColl,RoyalCollofNursing;nurse;SomersetCC,YeovilTC;Exeter1992,Wells2001,DorsetSouth2005(bothSouthWestRegion),Exeter2010

OLIVER,M/sRachel,laterGILMOUR,raised/edWellington,Somerset,CheltenhamLadiesColl;graduateinlaw;FElect;sencampaignmanagerfornational/internationalcharities,dirofCommunications,NFU;workedforNickHarveyMPqv;MidDevonDC;ubiquitouscampaigner;NottinghamNorth(EastMidlandsRegion)1997,Totnes2001,TauntonDeane(SouthWestRegion)2015

PARDOE,JohnWentworth,b1934,edSherbornes,CambridgeU,activeinFootlightsDramaGroupwithJonathanMilleretalia;formerlyLabour,joinedLiberalsandfoughtFinchley1964(GreaterLondon)againstayoungMargaretThatcherinaconstituencywherethepartyhadenjoyedlocalgovernmentsuccess;inCommonssoonbecameanablepartyspokesmanoneconomicaffairs;heldjointmembershipwithMebynKernowwithwhosewiderCornishlanguageandculturalpolicieshesympathised;vigorousproponentoftheLib-Labpact1977-1978;rememberedasanenthusiasticspeakerandcampaigner;hisinformalityonoccasionledsometobelievehehadinsufficientgravitastobetakenseriously;unsuccessfulcontenderforLiberalleadershipin1978losingtoDavidSteelbya2-1majority;hissupportersbelievedhischarismaandattractivepersonality/appearanceand‘with-it’elegancewouldregisterpositivelywithvoters;excellentcommunicator;hispersonalloyaltytoJeremyThorpeinhistravails,evenspeakinginsupportofhisformerleaderduringthe1979campaign,probablycosthimhisownseat;hisdisappearancefromactivepoliticswasanenormouslosstotheparty;becameimmersedinbusinessasadirofSightandSoundEducation;returnedtoactivepoliticsbrieflyasCampaignDirforpartyat1987GeneralElection;partyTreasurer1969-70;constoNationalAssnofSchoolmasters1967-70;partyspokesmanonEducation;NorthCornwall1966,1970,1974Feb,Oct,1979;MP1966-1979;seeDictionaryofLiberalBiography

PASCOE,M/sAnnaK.,graduate;hotelman;livedallherlifeinCamborne;KerrierDC,CamborneTC;workedforHIVsupportcentre,counsellor;DevonSouthWest2010

PENHALIGON,DavidCharles,b1944Truro,edTruros,CornwallTechColl;CMechEng;engineerwhoworkedinresearchanddevelopmentinminingind;abluffCornishmanwithstrongsenseofhumourandsharpwit;hisstrongCornishaccentwasoriginallythoughtadisadvantagebutheturneditintoanasset;highlypopularwithpartyrankandfileinCommons;well-knownbroadcaster;championedthetraditionalminingindustryofCornwall,callingfordevelopmentoflocaleconomy;hisachievementsforCornwallandtheCornishwereconsiderable;excellentorganiserandtirelesscampaigner,greatlyinfluencedbycommunitypoliticsmethodsassociatedwithWallaceLawlerqv;toughnegotiatorwithSDPrepsoverallocationofconstituencies1983-87;hiswidowAnnetteDBE(nowEgerton)isapartyactivistandauthoressofhisbiography,Penhaligonpub1989;hissonMatthewwascandforMayorofHackney,LondonEast2006;greatlylikedacrosspartylines;seemeddestinedforadistinguishedcareerinpolitics;hisuntimelydeathoccurredtragicallyinmotoringaccidentwhilehewasonconstituencyduties;chairCornwallYLs1964-68;DevonandCornwallRegionalexec;d1986;Totnes1970,Truro1974Feb,Oct,1979,1983;MP1974Feb-1986seeDictionaryofLiberalBiography

PINNEY,M.Aza,b1936edEton,OxfordU,DorsetFarmInst;propertycons;activewithEuropeanMovement;foundermbrGrasslandSociety;rememberedforsportinga‘toff’image;resilient

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campaignerovertwentyyears;latterlyofficerofDevonshireSheepdogSociety;DorsetWest(SouthWestRegion)1964,1966,DerbyshireWest(EastMidlandsRegion)by-e1967,DevonWest1974Feb,Oct,NorthDevon1987

PUTT,(Lieut)SamuelGorley,b1913edTorquaygs,CambridgeU,YaleU;withBBCfrom1936;navalserviceWWII,inclIntelligenceworkatBletchleyPark;entereduniversityadmin;1949-68Warden,HarknessHouse;Dir,InternationalFellowships,CommonwealthEducationFund;authorbooksonHenryJamesetc;laterlect,fellowCambridgeU;OBE1966;dOakington,Cambridgeshire1995;receivedlongobituaryinTheIndependent;Torquay1945

PUTTICK,AnthonyDavid,b1935?edRoyalNavalColl,Dartmouth,OxfordU;CommanderRoyalNavy;laterbarrister;d23/5/2009atExeter;Plymouth,Drake1979,Plymouth,Sutton1983

RASHLEIGH,MrsElizabethE.,vice-presDevon&CornwallLibFederation;activewithWomen’sInst;Torrington1950

REED,Graham,bSouthampton1947firstjobasscientificglassbloweratStirlingU;workedinAustralialaterreturningtosetupownco-ScottishGlassT’nology;StirlingDC;interestsinclrecycling,women’srights,childwelfare;trusteeofseveralorganisations;Plymouth,Sutton&Devonport2015

RIX,Simon,b1972Exeter,edTremoughCampus,Penryn;businessadviser;livesStAustell;CornwallCC;advocateofaCornishAssemblywithincreasedlocalpowerstoreplaceCornwallCC;CroydonSouth(GreaterLondon)2010,Truro&Falmouth2015

ROBATHAN,D.Paull,b1949WalesedLondonBusinessSchool;long,variedworkinglifewithmanyseniormanagerialappointmentssuccessivelywithJ.P.Morgan,inITwiththeNHSetc;manyinterestsinclbuildingandhousingassociations;authorofarticlesonsocialhousing;FellowBritishComputerSociety;visitinglecttouniversities;SouthSomersetDC2003-2011,ldrpartygrp;DevonEast2010

ROGERS,Anthony(Tony)H.,1938edKingsbridgesecmods;codirwithinterestsinhotelsandguesthouses;agenial,amicableDevoniancharacter,warm,welcomingpersonality,well-likedandrespectedthroughouttheparty;chairKingsbridgeUDC;KingsbridgeRDC,SouthHamsDC;latermovedtoEastMidlandswhereheagainre-establishedhimselfasaregionalpersonality;ChesterfieldMBC,latterlyChair,EastMidlandsRegionalParty,DerbyshireCC;dedicated,tirelesscampaignerover40years;Totnes1974Feb,Oct,1979,SouthHams1983,Chesterfield1987,1992,1997,Mansfield2015(EastMidlandsRegion)

ROGERSON,Dan,bStAustell1975edBodminColl,UofWales,Aberystwyth;joinedpartyinNorthCornwall1991;researcherforBedfordMBCpartygroup1996-98,inuniversityadminthenpartyorganiserinCornwall2002-04;BedfordBC1999-2002,dptygrpldr;inCommonsmbrCommunitiesandLocalGovernmentteam;interestsinclwasteandrecycling,CornishandCelticculture;NorthEastBedfordshire(EastofEnglandRegion)2001,NorthCornwall2005,2010,2015;MP2005-15

ROSEVEARE,T.Stuart,b1905edHoegs,Plymouth;farmeranddiragriculturalengfirm;longconnectedwithBodminLiberalAssn;StGerman’sRDC;Bodmin1951,1955

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RUFFLE,Rodney,b1941?edStLuke’sColl,Exeter;teacher;areaofficerNUT;joinedparty1957;Honiton1979

RYDER,RichardD.,b1940edSherbornes,CambridgeU,ColombiaU,EdinburghU;psychologist;animalrightscampaigner;ChairRSPCA1977-79;Buckingham(SouthCentralRegion)1983;Teignbridge1987

SANDERS,AdrianM.,bPaignton1959,edTorquaygs,originallyinsofficial,laterprofessionalpoliticalposts;joinedparty1979;vice-PresNLYL1985;TorquayMBC1984-86;workedforeightyearsforALDC,HebdenBridge,ascampaignsofficer;1992-93workedinPaddyAshdownpartyleader’soffice;hisfirstvictorywasbythemarginofjusttwelvevotes;adiabetic,hecampaignsonrelatedissues,chairCommonsall-partydiabeticgroup;inCommonspartyspokesmanonTourism,LocalGovernment,mbrCulture,Media&SportSelectComm;memberhousinggroups,variouscharities;deputychiefwhip;authorseveralpublications;appearedonrecentSundayTelegraphlistof’bestvalue’MPs;Eurocand1994;Torbay1992,1997,2001,2005,2010,2015;MP1997-2015seeDictionaryofLiberalBiography

SARA,EdmundThomas;hewasopposedbyhispredecessorstandingasanInd.Liberal,A.G.Daveyqv,whomadeasignificantinroadintothepartyvote;Falmouth&Camborne1974Oct

SCANNELL,John,b1915edBaltimores,IrishRepublic;laboratorytechnician;SaltashMBC,CaradonDC;Plymouth,Sutton1979

SEEAR,M/s(Beatrice)Nancy,laterBaroness,b1913,Croydon,edCroydonhs,CambridgeU,LSE;inpersonnelman1936-46,lectatLSE;LifePeerage1971,PrivyCounsellor1985;partyleaderinLords1974-78,dptyleader1988-97;PresLPO1965-66;prominentincampaignsforcarers’,women’srights,termingherself‘ananti,anti-feminist;’campaignedover20yearsinsevensuccessiveelectionsinfiveregions;astrongplatformperformer,thecontentofherspeecheswassometimesexpressedintermswhichtestedheraudience;thoughcharmingandpersuasive,heracademicapproachwaslargelyineffectiveonthedoorstep;frequentradio/TVperformerQuestionTimeetc;hadmanyinterestsinclInstofPersonnelManagement,FawcettSociety,BritishStandardsInst;universallypopularthroughouttheparty;herstylewaswellsuitedtotheLordswheresheshoulderedmanyresponsibilities;undauntedbybeingsurroundedbymalecompany;anattractivepersonalityofdignifiedappearance,sharp-witted,alwaysgood-humoured;unmarried;atWakefieldinherfinalcontestinwhatwasaveryunpromisingconstituency,forwhichshewaswhollyunsuited,shepolledjust8.64%;featuresinMothersofLibertypub2012LibDemHistoryGroup;d1997;Hornchurch(GreaterLondon)1950,1951,Truro1955,1959,Epping(EastofEnglandRegion)1964,Rochdale(NorthWestRegion)1966,Wakefield(YorkshireRegion)1970;seeDictionaryofLiberalBiography

SHARPE,GilbertGranville,bPrestatyn1894,edKingswoods,CambridgeU;PresofUnion1921;serviceWWI;calledtoBar1924,KC1948;CommissionerinCrownCourts;JusticeofAppeal,SupremeCourtofGhana1957-62;LPOCouncil1941;foughtEpping(EastofEnglandRegion)1922,1923,1924,1929,1935;inthelastthreecontestsatEppinghewasdefeatedbyWinstonChurchill;Falmouth&Camborne1950

SHARRATT,MrsJenniferM.,b1930edCheltenhamLadies’Coll,LondonU,BristolU;retlect;EastDevonDC;Honiton1992

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SHOBBROOK,ArthurC.,b1912,edNewtonAbbots,BristolU,proprietorofengfirm;serviceWWII;DevonCC,NewtonAbbotUDC,sometimechair;Totnes1955

STEED,Michael,bKent1940;joinedpartylocallywhileatschool;edStLawrenceColl,Ramsgate;CambridgeU;NuffieldColl,OxfordU;long-timelectinFrenchpolitics,ManchesterU;politicalscientistwhobecameeminentpsephologist,ifnotinventingthesubject,responsibleforpromotingitasalegitimatediscipline,appearingregularlyinthemediaandcontributingscholarlychapterstotheNuffieldgeneralelectionstudiesofButlerandKingfrom1964;onetimeChairULS;in1960wasrefusedentrybyapartheidgovernmentofSouthAfricaintoSharpevilletodeliveraidtothevictimsofthenotoriousmassacre;memberLPOCouncil/Exec;LPOPresident1978-79;livedTodmorden,Lancs;TodmordenTC1987-91;veryinfluentialfigureinparty,makingenormousinputintopolicyonconstitutionalreform;in1976designedthecurrentsystemofelectionofthepartyleader;servedasmemberofCook-MacLennantalkswhichledtointroductionofPRforEuroelectionsof1999;associatedwithradicalwingofparty,oftenatoddswithThorpeleadership;Eurocand1979;authorofnumerouspublications,pamphletsandarticlesinjournals;from1990shaslivedinKent;CanterburyDC2008todate;rememberedasanever-willing,committedandhard-workingcandidate,thoughhisintellectualapproachwashardlysuitedtodoorstepcampaigning;from1987hisactivitieswereprogressivelycurtailedbytheonsetofadebilitatingneurologicaldisorder;LPOexecfrom1968;married1970MargaretaHolmstedtqvapartyactivistandformercand;Eurocand1979;BrierleyHill(WestMidlands)by-e1967,Truro1970,andintheNorthWestRegion,Manchester,Exchangeby-e1973,Manchester,Central1974Feb,Burnley1979,1983;seeDictionaryofLiberalBiography

SUTER,FrankJ.,b1921edTauntons;solicitor;DevonCC,TivertonMBC;Tiverton1966,1970,1974Feb,Oct

SYKES,M/sA.ManuelaP.H.,b1925,edRichmondCogs,LondonU,secofStudents’U;serviceWWIIinWRNS;lect,writer,publicrelationsadviser;campaignerwithAnti-Apartheidmovement;LPOCouncil,Execearly1960s;oncewidelyconsideredarisingstarintheparty;opposedtoBritainjoiningEuropeanUnion;Vice-PresWorldFederationofLiberal&Radicalyouth;articulatewithanexcellentspeakingvoice;likeablepersonalityofattractiveSouthernEuropeanappearance;after1970defectedtoLabourandfoughtUxbridgeby-e1972and1974Feb;WestminsterLBCfrom1974;hassufferedseverelyfromdementiainrecentyears;wonacourtactionagainstWestminsterLBCin2014toenablehertoliveatherflat,herhomefor60years,ratherthanbeconfinedinacarehome,asignalvictoryfordementiasufferers;atoughcharacter,alittle‘butch’intheopinionofsomecolleaguesandopponents;herindividualismwasperhapsalittletoostrongtobecontainedintheLiberalpartyofherday;iron-willedwomen’srightscampaigner;unmarried;Finchley(GreaterLondon)1955,Ipswich(EastofEnglandRegion)by-e1957,1959,1964,Falmouth&Camborne1966

SYMONS,AdamJ.,b1973Devon,edBideford,OxfordU;freelanceenvironmentalscientist;TorridgeDCgrpldr;resignedfromparty2013;DevonWest&Torridge2010

TAYLOR,EdwardB.,b1925edCanfords,Wimborne;farmer;professionalarmyofficer1942-55;

Weston-super-Mare(SouthWestRegion)by-e1958,1959,Totnes1964

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TAYLOR,Gordon,b1916edStJohn’sHospitals,Heless,Exeter;paintmerchant;Exeter1959

TAYLOR,MatthewO.J.,laterLord,b1963;adoptedatbirth,hemuchlaterdiscoveredhimselftobeagreat-grandsonofSirPercyHarris,LiberalMP1923-45;edTreslikeps,UColls,Hampstead,OxfordU;economist;joinedCornwallAnti-NuclearAllianceaged17;PresOxfordStudentsU1985-86;winningonLib/SDPticket;brieflyresearchertoDavidPenhaligonMPqvwhohesucceededasanequallyassiduousconstituencymember;remained‘baby’ofCommonsafterelectionfortenyears;becamewell-knownascompetentperformeronTV/Radio;notacommandingpersonality;partylocalgovernmentspokesman,lateronTreasurymatters;retired2010totakeupLifePeerage;by-eTruro1987,1987,1992,Truro&StAustell1997,2001,2005;MP1987-2005seeDictionaryofLiberalBiography

TEVERSON,RobinlaterLord,b1952,edExeterU;MEPCornwall1994-99,oneofthefirsttwoLibDemselected;chiefwhipELDgroup;LifePeerage2006;spokesmaninLordsonEnergy,ClimateChange;mTerryeL.Jones2006qv;CornwallSouthEast1992;seeDictionaryofLiberalBiography

THOMPSON,RonaldC.,b1922edMarlborough,CambridgeU;farmer;Exeter1964,1966

THORPE,JohnJeremy,b1929PartyLeader1966–1977,ofdistinguishedancestry,descendantofThosT.,SpeakerofHouseofCommons1452-53,laterChancelloroftheExchequer;edLimpsfields,Surrey,Eton,OxfordU;PresofUnion,ULiberalClub;anearlyconvertofthe‘broadfront’strategyofnominatingasmanycandidatesaspossibleinageneralelection;producedpamphletonsubjectwithI.J.Hyamqv(GreaterLondon);adoptedasPPCforNorthDevonearly1950s,winningseatonsecondattempt;meanwhileworkedbrieflyasTVinterviewer;calledtoBar1954practisedonWesternCircuit;immediatelyimpressedasacolourfulcharacternotedforhis-tongue-incheeksartorialeleganceandreadywit;wasprominentintheAnti-Apartheidmovement;LPOTreasurer1965,attemptinggrandiosefund-raisingschemes;nottheunanimouschoiceofhiselevenparliamentarycolleaguesthoughtriumphedoverlastminute‘stopThorpe’move;broughtyouth,dynamism,senseofhumourandapproachabilitytotheleadershipincontrasttopreviousintellectualismandcomparativelyremotestyleofpredecessor,JoGrimond;hisextrovertbehaviourandplayingtothemediawasdismissedbyopponentsasgimicryandconsideredanembarrassmentbysomeolderstyleLiberals;thereishowevernodoubtthathedidmuchtocommunicatetheessenceofLiberalismtoawideraudience,particularlyintheearly1970s;hisfirstGeneralElectionasldrwasadisaster,theparty’sstrengthintheCommonsfallingfromtwelvetosix,alltheMPsbeingreturnedwithverysmallmajoritiesandthenationalvotefallingbackeverywhere;justdaysaftertheelectionhiswifeoftwoyearsandmotheroftheironlychild,Rupert,CarolineAllpasswastragicallykilledinacaraccidentreturningtoLondonfromDevon;despitegrowingdiscontentofULSandNLYLs,heledthepartytoaseriesofby-electionvictoriesbeginningwiththeultimatelyfalsedawnofthesuccessofWallaceLawlerqvatBirmingham,LadywoodinJune1969,continuinguntiltheGeneralElectionofFebruary1974.Attimesduringthecampaign,pollssuggestedsupportfortheLiberalPartyrunningat30%buttheresultwasadesperatedisappointment,just14MPsbeingreturnedthoughtheaggregatepartyvoteintheUKwasat19.4%,thehighestsince1929.

Thorpe,thoughtemptedbyvagueoffersofElectoralReformfromEdwardHeath,fearinghemightsplittheparty,turneddownoverturestojoinacoalitionwiththeConservatives,insteadcallingforanall-partygovernmentofnationalunity.Thorpe,sensingabreak-throughimminentforthepartyworkedrelentlessly,touringthelengthandbreadthofBritainduringthesummerbyhelicopterand

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hovercraft.TheresultinOctober,withthepartycontestingeveryconstituencyontheUKmainlandforthefirsttimeever,thusrealisingThorpe’s25yearoldambition,wasevenmoredisappointing,only13MPsbeingreturned,representingalossofoneseatandjust18.3%ofthevotescast,theLiberalvoteofsixmonthspreviouslybeingbolsteredbythelargeincreaseinpartycandidates.DisaffectionwiththeThorpeleadershipwasalreadymountingbythetimerevelationsbegantosurfaceofhisallegedrelationshipwithoneNormanScottintheearly1970s.Hispositionbecameuntenableasthetabloidsexploitedeverydetailofthestory.HedidnotresignhoweveruntilhewasdesertedbyvirtuallyallofhisparliamentarycolleaguessaveJohnPardoeqvoverfurtherallegationsthathehadtakenpartinaconspiracytokillScott,thepreviousyear.JoGrimond,hispredecessor,becameinterimpartyleaderuntilasuccessorwaselected.Attheensuingtrialonconspiracytomurder,twoweeksafterthe1979GeneralElectionatwhichhelosthisseat,Thorpewasfoundnotguiltyonallcharges,thoughitissaidthejuryhadatonestagebeendead-locked.Theepisodehasbeencovered,inadequately,invariouspaperbacksrushedintoprintatthetime,morecomprehensively,thoughnotdefinitively,inRinkagate-theRiseandFallofJeremyThorpepub1996byFreemanandPenrose,journalists.Thorpeignoredthewholeepisodeinhisotherwiseinteresting,part-autobiography,InMyOwnTimepub1999.

Hiscareerprematurelyended,hisreputationdestroyedandvirtuallyostracisedfrompubliclife,Thorpewas,albeitbriefly,consideredforthevacantpostofDirGenofAmnestyInt,thoughsufficientmembersofthatorganisationwereopposedfortheinvitationtobehastilywithdrawn.InanycasehewassoondiagnosedasshowingtheinitialsignsofhavingdevelopedParkinson’sDiseaseandwasobligedtoremaininobscurity.HisfortyyearsecondmarriagetoMarianStein,afellowmusician,formerlyCountessofHarewood,endedwithherdeathin2014.Heoccasionallycontributedletterstothepressonpoliticalevents,correctingerrorsindetailregardingthetwogeneralcampaignsin1974,thoughheseemsnottohavemaintainedregularcontactwithmanyextantformercolleagues.HewasenthusiasticallyapplaudedonanunheraldedappearanceatthePartyAssemblyin1997.InalettertoLiberalDemocratNewsafterthedramaticincreaseinpartyMPsin2001,hewittilypointedoutthathalfthelandmassofGreatBritainwasnowrepresentedbyLiberal-DemocratMPs,includingthenotablelocationsofLand’sEndandJohnO’Groats.HislastreportedpublicappearancewasatthefuneralofRoyJenkinsqv2003;dDec42014;NorthDevon1955,1959,1964,1966,1970,1974Feb,Oct,1979;MP1959-79;seeDictionaryofLiberalBiography;acomprehensivebiography,longinpreparationanddiscretelywithheldfrompublicationuntilafterhisdeath,JeremyThorpebyMichaelBloch(pubLittle,Brown),appearedinmid-December2014.

TIDY,BruceMalcom,b1950edCornwallTechColl,ExeterU;sectoCornwallCommHealthCouncil;RestormelMBC,ldrgroup;Plymouth,Sutton1987

TINKHAM,MrsEllenE.,b1885edExeterChurchs,ExeterMBC1935-51;servedonmanylocalwelfarecomms;oneofaminisculenumberofpartycandstostandinaconstituencyin1951notcontestedin1950;shepolled8.55%;Exeter1951

TONKIN,G.E.Terence,b1936edHumphryDavygs,Penzance,LoughboroughColl;teacher;StIvesMBC,PenwithDC;StIves,1974Feb,Oct

TOWNEND,(Lt-Col)Stuart,edStEdmund’ss,Canterbury,OxfordU;WWIIserviceinIndia,NorthWestEurope;PaddingtonLBCfortenyears;dirofintpublishingcoandofintschoolinSwitzerland;

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intathlete,CommonwealthGamesgoldmedallist;PresOxford/CambridgeAthleticsteam;dir/founderofAnglo-SwissSoc;Torquay1950,Falmouth&Camborne1951

TRELEAVEN,Mike,ChChemEng,runssmallbusinesses,formerteacheratKingsbridgeColl;inLibDemVoiceheputforwarddetailedproposalsforreformingtheselectionprocessforparliamentarycands;Devonresident1980-latterlyatKingsbridge;Totnes2005

TRETHEWEY,MrsBridgetValentine,b1938,Torquay,neeDay,ofanoldLiberalfamily,edprivately;formersocialitewithhistoryofbrokenengagementsandentanglementsinclpopularcomedian,KenDodd;oncefiguredinDailyExpressgossipcolumnundertheheading,‘GivingupLove–fortheLiberals’;laterhousewife;spiritedcampaigner;chairMultipleSclerosisSociety,prolificfund-raiserforcharities;sheandhersecondhusbandwerefirmlyontheleftoftheparty;after1974rumouredtohavedefectedtoLabour(formerwifeofthefollowing);latersupportedlocalpartyMPAdrianSanders;criticalofperceivedrightwarddriftofpartyldrNickClegg;stillactiveinvariousgoodcauses;herthirdhusbandTeddyDay,awidower/cousin,servedonDevonshireCC,chairEducationComm;Honitonby-e1967,1970,Torbay1974Feb

TRETHEWEY,Chris,b1927edShebbearColl,Devon;professionalpartyagent/organiser;affableDevonian,withanengaging,authentic‘UncleTomCobley’accent;longapartystalwartcampaigner,notrecordedashavingdefectedtoLabourwithhiswife;(formerhusbandofthepreceding);d1999;Tavistock1966

TRETHEWEY,M/sRachael,b1967daughterofBridgetandChrisT.,qqv;edTorquayggs,OxfordU;freelancejournalist;mbrCharter88;DevonEast1997

TREWIN,JohnC.T.,b1909edelems,Helstongs,farmer;CornwallCCfrom1948laterald;activeinNFU;StIves1966

TUNBRIDGE,IanP.,b1953edLauncestonColl,Cornwall;BristolU,ReadingU;senlect/consgeologist;CornwallSouthEast1987

TYLER,PaulArcher,laterLord,PC;b1941SouthDevon;(claimsdescentonhisfather’ssidefromOliverCromwellandBishopTrelawnywholedCornishprotestsagainstdespoticruleofJamesII1685-88);edSherborne,OxfordU;asstsecRoyalInstofBritishArchitects;youngest-evermbrDevonCC1964-70;vice-chairDartmoorNationalParkComm;mbrDevon&CornwallPoliceAuthority;wonelectionatBodminbyninevotes;improvedvotebutlostseatsevenmonthslater;supporterofcampaignforestablishmentofCornishAssembly;postswithRIBA1966-73,Shelter1975-76;mandirCornwallCouriergroup1976-81,senconsatGoodRelations1982-92advisingCountrysideCommissionetc;campaignadvisertopartyldrDavidSteel1983;LPOChair1983-86,CBE1985,AlliancePlanningGroup1986-87;mbrcampaignteam1987ofJohnPardoeqv;EurocandforCornwallandPlymouth1989gaininghighestpartyvoteincountry;resumedparliamentarycareerafterabsenceof18years,theonlyLib/LibDemMPtorepresenttwodifferentconstituenciessince1945;partyspokesmaninCommonsonruralaffairs,agricultureandtransport;chiefwhip1997;prominentinchallengestoministersduringBSEbeefcrisisandlaterFootandMouthoutbreaks;ShadowLeaderofCommonsfrom2001,responsibleforparliamentaryreformissues;LifePeerage2005,PC2014;co-chairofpartyparliamentarygroupforconstitutionalreform;deeplyinvolvedincurrentdiscussionsforLordsreform;accomplishedandauthoritativespeaker,amiableand

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approachable;exceptionallyhardworkingwithmanycommitments,interests,membershipsetc;highlyrespectedacrosspartylines;muchadmiredwithinparty;irrepressiblecampaigner;hisservicestothepartyhavebeenimmeasurable;pubWhoDecides?2014,relatinghisexperiencesasMPforNorthCornwall;Totnes1966,Bodmin1970,1974Feb,Oct,1979;MPFebtoOct1974;Beaconsfield(SouthCentralRegion)by-e1982;NorthCornwall1992,1997,2001;MP1992-2005;seeDictionaryofLiberalBiography

UNDERWOOD,DrJonW.R.,edOxfordU,academicphysicist,laterfinancetrader;livesAxminster;

campaignedtopromotelocallyproducedfood,drink;Exeter2005,Tiverton&Honiton2010

WALTER,DavidCharles,b1948Newcastle-upon-Tyne,edCharterhouse,InstofT’nology,

Massachusetts,OxfordU,PresUnion;notedjournalistwritingformanynewspapers;laterBBCproducer/broadcastersubsequentlywithITNaspoliticalcorrespondent;from1998partyCommunicationsDir;highlyregardedthroughoutthemedia;ranownmediacoFirstTake;after2005chairofKingston-upon-ThamesLDA;d2012ofcancer;DevonWest&Torridge2005

WESTBROOK,NicholasS.E.,b1948edPeterSymondss,Winchester,FramlinghamColl,Suffolk,Heriot-WattU,Glasgow;publicrelationscons;chiefexecYouthTrainingLtd;inhisfirstcontesthefacedtheproblemofanIndLiberalopponent;astalwart,ifsomewhatperipatetic,candover27years;Plymouth,Devonport1974Oct,Aldershot(SouthCentralRegion)1979,1983,MidSussex(SouthEastRegion)1987,Poole(SouthWestRegion)2001

WHITE,Alex,edWarwickU,FreiUofBerlin;voluntaryworkerassociatedwithUNICEF,ExeterDeafAlliance,Children’sRightsAlliance;concernedwithplightofpoor,securingagreenfuture;DevonCentral2015

WHITMARSH,GeraldEdwardL.,b1909,edPlymouthColl,incchartaccinPlymouth,codir;DevonshireCC,chair;activewithEnglishSpeakingUnion;chairPlymouthJuniorChamberofComm;Truro1950,StIves1959,1964

WYATT,(Col)JamesDigby,b1895?edMarlborough,DieppeLycee;professionalsoldier1914-47;awardedMCforgallantryonserviceWWI/II;Tavistock1950

YOUNGER-ROSS,RichardAlan,b1953Surrey,edWaltonsecmods,BrooklandsTech,EwellTech,

OxfordPoly;architecturalcons;partyspokesmanforHeritage;mbrofCommonsForeignAffairsSelect,lateDefenceComms;mbrHowardLeagueforPenalReform;incurredadversepublicityoverallegedabuseofparliamentaryexpenses,fromwhichhewaslaterexonerated;opposedbanningofFoxHuntingBill;mbrBeveridgeGroup;hisdefeatin2010waslargelyattributabletoboundaryrevision;opposedbyanIndLiberalin2005whopolled1%;Chislehurst(GreaterLondon)1987,Teignbridge1992,1997,2001,2005,NewtonAbbot2010,2015;MP2001-2010

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SDPCANDIDATES1983-1987

ASTOR,David,b1943grandsonofLadyNancyAstor,firstwomanMP,Conservative,Plymouth1919-45;edEton,Harvard;farmer,investmentman,dirofcos,chairCPRE;withUnitedNewspaperslaterHousingCorporation,NationalTheatre;PlymouthDrake1987

CARTER,Harold,b1952edRugby,CambridgeU,PresofUnion,NuffieldColl,Oxford,Insead,Fontainebleau;markcons,interestsinventurecapital;plocyadvisertoDrDavidOwen;StIves1983,1987

FIELDSEND,David,b1950edTheLeyss,Cambridge,NewcastleU,TrinityTheologicalColl,Bristol;freelancetownandcountryplanner,formerlywithSomersetCC;Falmouth&Camborne1983

FITZGERALD,Will,b1950edDartfordgs,WarwickU,SouthBankPoly;wardenofDartingtonColl;chairDevonAreaSDP;Plymouth,Drake1983

MARKS,JonathanC.,laterLord,b1952edOxfordU;calledtoBar1975,QC1995;servedoncommitteedevisingconstitutionofmergedparties1988;2001-07chairofLiberal-DemocratLawyersAss’n;FederalPartyPolicyComm2004-10;partypolicycommonCommunityAffairs2008-09;LifePeerage2011;inLordshasspokenindebatesonjusticeandconstitutionalreform;livesHenley-on-Thames;fatherofsevenchildren;Eurocand1984;Weston-super-Mare(SouthWestRegion)1983,Falmouth&Camborne1987

MENNELL,Stephen,b1944edHuddersfieldNewColl,CambridgeU,HarvardU;senlectExeterU;hepolled24.28%farandawaythebestperformancebyathirdpartycandintheconstituencyforhalfacentury;Exeter1983

OWEN,DrDavidAnthonyLlewellyn,laterLord,b1938Plympton,Devon,ofWelshparentage,edMountHouses,Tavistock,BradfieldColl,Berkshire,CambridgeU,latertakingMBatStThomas’sHospital1962;registrarthereuntil1966;joinedLabour1961;widelytalkedofasarisingstarandfuturePrimeMinister;ParliamentaryUnderSecretaryforNavy1968-70,DefenceSpokesman1972laterMinisterofStateforHealth1974;MinisterofStateForeignOffice1976-78,theyoungestfor40years;PC1976;authorofmanybooksonpoliticalsubjects1972-2012includingHumanRightspub1978andtheautobiographicalTimeToDeclarepub1992(revisededitionpub2009);becamedeeplyconcernedatleft-warddriftofLabourPartyandopposedofficialpolicyonEuropeandnuclearweapons;hisfinaldisillusionmentcamewithelectionofMichaelFoottothepartyleadership;theleadingfigureofthe‘GangofFour,’includingWilliamRogers,RoyJenkins,ShirleyWilliamsqqvwhoissuedthe‘LimehouseProclamation,’breakingwithLabourtoformtheSDPin1981;negotiatedwithLiberalleaders,DavidSteelandothers,toformtheAlliancewhichledtoanelectoralagreementfortheGeneralElectionof1983;withmajordifferencesofopinionsoonemerging,OwenunsuccessfullychallengedRoyJenkinsfortheSDPleadership,1982;afterthedisappointingshowingoftheAllianceintheensuinggeneralelection,heaccededtotheleadership,withoutanelection,onJenkins’sresignation;during1983-87theAlliancewasplaguedbypolicydisputes;ontheminers’strikethe

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SDPurgedatoughline,theLiberalsamoreconciliatoryapproachthroughnegotiation;ondefencetheSDPstucktoTridentwhiletheLiberalssoft-pedalledorinmanycasespreferredanon-nuclearpolicy;Owenadvocatedhisradical‘socialmarket’plansfortheeconomywhileSteelfavouredamoreinterventionist-corporateapproach;inhindsightmanyobserversbelieve,asdidmanyLiberalsatthetime,thatthedualleadership,whichwasconfusingtovoters,shouldhavebeenabandonedinadvanceoftheGeneralElectionof1987,whichwasanothergreatset-backfortheAlliance;soonafterthewheelsweresetinmotionforamergerofthetwoparties,whichdulytookplacethefollowingyear,thoughOwenandtwocolleagues,JohnCartwrightandRosieBarnesqqv(greaterLondon)andaminorityoftheSDPmembershipremainedwiththe‘continuing’SDP;afteraseriesofby-electiondisasters,theSDPwasformallywoundup;OwencontinuedtositasindependentSocialDemocratuntilhisretirementasMPin1992;inLordsafterreceivingaLifePeerage1992;satforsomeyearsasacrossbencher;rumoursaroundthistimethathehadbeeninvitedtojoinJohnMajor’sConservativegovernment;itwaswidelysuggestedtheConservativePartywashis‘naturalhome’andthatMargaretThatcherwouldhavewelcomedhimintohercircleevenearlier;MajorappointedhimtopostofmediatorinConferenceofYugoslavia1992;withCyrusVancedrewupdetailsofVance-OwenPeacePlan1993forBosnia;widelyrumouredin1996andagainin2005thatTonyBlairhadaskedhimtodeclarehissupportforNewLabour;inLordsinlateryearshasonceagainreferredtohimselfasbeinganindependentsocialdemocrat;stillafigureofinfluencebehindscenesatGeneralElectionof2010;remainsstrongsupporterofEuropebutopposesproposalforfullintegration;supportsprinciplesofPRbutopposesAV;hasanumberofbusinessappointments;saidtohavemadesubstantialdonationtoLabour2014;continuestoinsistonnotrulingoutthepossibilitythathemightre-jointhatpartyinthefuture;forLabour;Torrington1964,Plymouth,Sutton1966,1970,Plymouth,Devonport1974Feb,Oct,1979,wasMPfortotalof26years1966-1992;Plymouth,Sutton1983,1987;MP1983-92

SAMPSON,Alistair,b1929edTonbridges,CambridgeU;antiquedealer;Honiton1983

TATTON-BROWN,Gerald,b1951;farmer;partyAgriculturecomm;Honiton1987

THOMAS,MikeS.,b1944edTheKing’ss,Macclesfield,LiverpoolU;communicationscons;formerlyLabourfoughtEastHertfordshire1970;MPNewcastle-upon-TyneEast1974-81whenhedefectedtoSDP;mbrAlliancestrategycomm;polling31.77%in1987heimprovedstillfurtherupontheachievementofhispredecessorS.Mennellqv;Exeter1987