Edgar Granville, Baron Granville of Eye
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Born | Edgar Louis Granville 12 February 1898 |
Died | 14 February 1998 | (aged 100)
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Occupation | Politician |
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Allegiance | Australia United Kingdom |
Branch/service | Australian Army British Army (1939–40) |
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Battles/wars | World War I |
Edgar Louis Granville, Baron Granville of Eye (12 February 1898 – 14 February 1998) was a British politician.
Edgar Granville was born in
Granville was elected as
Granville served in the
In 1952 Granville joined the Labour Party, and stood once again for Eye in 1955, losing by just 898 votes despite the fact that Labour had previously been a distant third. He was elevated to the House of Lords as a life peer on 12 September 1967, with the title Baron Granville of Eye, of Eye in the County of Suffolk.[5] Initially sitting as a Labour member, in the 1970s he moved to the crossbenches.[1][6][7] He later swung even further rightwards, reportedly describing Margaret Thatcher as "the best Prime Minister since Churchill."[8] He is one of the few peers to have celebrated their 100th birthday, although he died just two days later.
He was managing director of E. L. Granville & Co. Ltd, chair and furniture manufacturers, of High Wycombe. He also wrote two novels, The Peking Pigeon and The Domino Plan (1975).
He was survived by his wife Elizabeth and a daughter, Linda Gounalakis.
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Bibliography
- Entry by Dr Malcolm Baines in Dictionary of Liberal Biography, Brack et al. (eds.), Politico's (1998)
References
- ^ Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 2022 (online ed.). A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- ^ 'Obituaries: Lord Granville of Eye', The Times, 17 February 1998, p. 23.
- ^ "No. 34922". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 August 1940. p. 5003.
- ^ PHS, 'The Times Diary', The Times, 16 July 1971, p. 12.
- ^ "No. 44406". The London Gazette. 12 September 1967. p. 9903.
- ^ 'New Peers Choose Titles', The Guardian, 13 September 1967, p. 5.
- ISBN 1-90230-109-9
- ^ 'Lord Granville of Eye', Daily Telegraph, 17 February 1998, p. 23.
- ^ Debrett's Peerage. 1973.