Richard Body
| Sir Richard Body | |
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| Member of Parliament for Boston and Skegness Holland with Boston (1966–1997) |
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In office 31 March 1966 – 7 June 2001 |
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| Preceded by | Herbert Butcher |
| Succeeded by | Mark Simmonds |
| Member of Parliament for Billericay |
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In office 26 May 1955 – 8 October 1959 |
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| Preceded by | Bernard Braine |
| Succeeded by | Edward Gardner |
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18 May 1927 Eton, Buckinghamshire |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | English Democrats |
| Other political affiliations |
Conservative, UK Independence Party |
| Religion | Quaker |
Sir Richard Bernard Frank Stewart Body (born 18 May 1927) is an English politician, and 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. He also served as President of the Anti-Common Market League.
Sir Richard is the son of Bernard Richard Body and his wife, Daphne (formerly Corbett). His father was from an old Berkshire family resident in Shinfield since the 1720s. Through his paternal grandmother, he was third cousin to theatre director, Val May. His wife is the former Marion Graham. Lady Body was a friend and Bletchley Park colleague of Valerie Middleton, the grandmother of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge.
Before finally gaining election at Billericay in 1955, Body had fought several elections across the country without success. He was the Conservative candidate for Rotherham in 1950, Abertillery in a by-election that same year, and then Leek in 1951.
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