Terence Boston, Baron Boston of Faversham
Sir Roger Moate | |
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Born | 21 March 1930 |
Died | 23 July 2011 (aged 81) |
Political party | King's College, London |
Terence George Boston, Baron Boston of Faversham, politician.
Early life
Boston was born on 21 March 1930, the son of George Boston and his wife, Kate Boston (née Bellati).
Political career
He was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Faversham at a by-election on 14 May 1964, following the death of the Labour MP Percy Wells. He was re-elected at the general election in October 1964 and again in 1966, but was defeated at the 1970 general election by the Conservative Roger Moate.[9]
Announced in the
Personal life
In 1963, Boston married Margaret Head.[12] They did not have any children.[13]
He was a patron of the
From 1980 to 1990, Boston was chairman of TVS, the ITV franchise holder for South and South-East England from 1982 until 1992.[14]
Arms
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References
- ^ "Historical list of MPs: constituencies beginning with "F"". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. Archived from the original on 10 August 2009. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
- ^ "Profile: Lord Boston of Faversham". Parliament.uk. Archived from the original on 27 December 2010. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-19-954089-1. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- ^ "No. 39376". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 November 1951. p. 5783.
- ^ "No. 39758". The London Gazette (Supplement). 20 January 1953. p. 485.
- ^ "No. 40144". The London Gazette (Supplement). 9 April 1954. p. 2198.
- ^ a b "Our Patrons". African Prisons Project. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
- ^ "No. 42187". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 November 1960. p. 7554.
- ^ "UK General Election results 1970". Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
- ^ "No. 46954". The London Gazette. 6 July 1976. p. 9295.
- ^ "House of Lords, Official Website – Death of Lord Boston of Faversham announced". Retrieved 3 August 2011.
- ^ Michael, Leapman (8 August 2011). "Lord Boston of Faversham: Politician, barrister and journalist who served as Speaker of the House of Lords and helped launch TVS". The Independent. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
- ^ "Lord Boston of Faversham". The Daily Telegraph. 29 August 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
- ^ "Lord Boston of Faversham". www.telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- ^ Debrett's Peerage & Baronetage. 2000.
Sources
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [better source needed]
External links