James Spicer
Sir James Spicer | |
|---|---|
Simon Wingfield Digby | |
| Succeeded by | Oliver Letwin |
| Member of the European Parliament for Wessex | |
| In office 7 June 1979 – 14 June 1984 | |
| Preceded by | new constituency |
| Succeeded by | constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James Wilton Spicer 4 October 1925 |
| Died | 21 March 2015 (aged 89) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse |
Winifred Shanks
(m. 1954; died 2010) |
| Children | 2 |
Sir James Wilton Spicer (4 October 1925 – 21 March 2015), often known as Jim Spicer, was a British Conservative politician.[1]
Spicer was Member of Parliament (MP) for West Dorset from February 1974 until he retired at the 1997 general election, when he was succeeded by Oliver Letwin. He was a vice-chairman of the Conservative Party, and was also the Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Wessex from 1979 to 1984.
At 14, he was an air raid messenger in London during the
Second World War and thereafter in Egypt, Kenya, Cyprus and finally in 1956, with the Parachute Regiment in the ill-fated attack on Port Said
.
He resigned his commission and moved with his wife, Winfy, to
Nicolae Ceausescu, Saddam Hussein, President Assad, Robert Mugabe and many other world leaders. He was well known for being the founder of the House of Commons gym in 1978.[2]
Spicer died on 21 March 2015, at the age of 89.[3]
References
- Times Guide to the House of Commons, Times Newspapers Limited, 1997
- Specific
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "D" (part 2)
- ^ "Sir James Spicer, politician – obituary". 23 March 2015. Archived from the original on 24 March 2015.
- ^ Sir James Spicer