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'''John Benedict Eden, Baron Eden of Winton''', {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|PC}} (15 September 1925 – 23 May 2020), known as '''Sir John Eden, 9th Baronet''', from 1963 to 1983, was a British [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] politician who served as [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] for [[Bournemouth West (UK Parliament constituency)|Bournemouth West]] from 1954 to 1983.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thepeerage.com/p7646.htm|title=John Benedict Eden|work=the peerage|access-date=7 May | '''John Benedict Eden, Baron Eden of Winton''', {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|PC}} (15 September 1925 – 23 May 2020), known as '''Sir John Eden, 9th Baronet''', from 1963 to 1983, was a British [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] politician who served as [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] for [[Bournemouth West (UK Parliament constituency)|Bournemouth West]] from 1954 to 1983.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thepeerage.com/p7646.htm|title=John Benedict Eden|work=the peerage|access-date=7 May 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://assembly.coe.int/ASP/AssemblyList/AL_MemberDetails.asp?MemberID=822|title=Sir John Benedict EDEN (Baron Eden of Winton)|work=Council of Europe|access-date=7 May 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100515161554/http://assembly.coe.int/ASP/AssemblyList/AL_MemberDetails.asp?MemberID=822|archive-date=15 May 2010|df=dmy-all}}</ref> | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
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==Career== | ==Career== | ||
After an unsuccessful attempt to contest the [[1953 Paddington North by-election]], Eden was first elected as a [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Bournemouth West (UK Parliament constituency)|Bournemouth West]] at the [[1954 Bournemouth West by-election]], which he would continue to represent from 1954 until 1983. When first elected, he was the [[Baby of the House]], the youngest member of the [[British House of Commons|House of Commons]]. He was appointed to the [[Privy Council]] on 10 April 1972 and was created a [[life peer]] as '''Baron Eden of Winton''', of [[Rushyford]] in the [[County of Durham]] on 3 October 1983,<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=49500 |date=6 October 1983 |page=13057}}</ref> following his retirement from the House of Commons. He retired from the House of Lords on 11 June 2015 under the provisions of the [[House of Lords Reform Act 2014]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld201516/minutes/150615/ldordpap.htm#minproc |title=House of Lords Minute of Proceedings for 11 June | After an unsuccessful attempt to contest the [[1953 Paddington North by-election]], Eden was first elected as a [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Bournemouth West (UK Parliament constituency)|Bournemouth West]] at the [[1954 Bournemouth West by-election]], which he would continue to represent from 1954 until 1983. When first elected, he was the [[Baby of the House]], the youngest member of the [[British House of Commons|House of Commons]]. He was appointed to the [[Privy Council]] on 10 April 1972 and was created a [[life peer]] as '''Baron Eden of Winton''', of [[Rushyford]] in the [[County of Durham]] on 3 October 1983,<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=49500 |date=6 October 1983 |page=13057}}</ref> following his retirement from the House of Commons. He retired from the House of Lords on 11 June 2015 under the provisions of the [[House of Lords Reform Act 2014]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld201516/minutes/150615/ldordpap.htm#minproc |title=House of Lords Minute of Proceedings for 11 June 2015}}</ref> Following the death of [[Denis Healey|Lord Healey]] on 3 October 2015, Eden became the oldest surviving former MP with the earliest date of first election. | ||
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Revision as of 02:04, 23 November 2022
The Lord Eden of Winton | |
|---|---|
 Sir John Eden, Bt, in 1969[1] | |
| Minister of Posts and Telecommunications | |
| In office 7 April 1972 – 4 March 1974 | |
| Prime Minister | Edward Heath |
| Preceded by | Christopher Chataway |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished Tony Benn (Secretary of State for Industry) |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| In office 3 October 1983 – 11 June 2015 Life Peerage | |
| Member of Parliament for Bournemouth West | |
| In office 18 February 1954 – 13 May 1983 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Gascoyne-Cecil |
| Succeeded by | John Butterfill |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Benedict Eden 15 September 1925 England |
| Died | 23 May 2020 (aged 94)[2] |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Belinda Jane Pascoe
( m. 1954; div. 1974)Margaret Ann Gordon
( m. 1977) |
| Children | 4 |
| Education | |
John Benedict Eden, Baron Eden of Winton, PC (15 September 1925 – 23 May 2020), known as Sir John Eden, 9th Baronet, from 1963 to 1983, was a British Conservative Party politician who served as Member of Parliament for Bournemouth West from 1954 to 1983.[3][4]
Background
Eden was the son of Sir Timothy Calvert Eden and Edith Mary Prendergast. He educated at Eton College and St Paul's School, New Hampshire, in the US. He served as a Lieutenant with the Rifle Brigade, 2nd Gurkha Rifles and the Gilgit Scouts during the Second World War. He was a nephew of Sir Anthony Eden (1897–1977), who served as prime minister from 1955 to 1957, and he succeeded his father Sir Timothy Calvert Eden to his baronetcies in 1963. He was the 9th Baronet of West Auckland and the 7th Baronet of Maryland.
Career
After an unsuccessful attempt to contest the 1953 Paddington North by-election, Eden was first elected as a Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Bournemouth West at the 1954 Bournemouth West by-election, which he would continue to represent from 1954 until 1983. When first elected, he was the Baby of the House, the youngest member of the House of Commons. He was appointed to the Privy Council on 10 April 1972 and was created a life peer as Baron Eden of Winton, of Rushyford in the County of Durham on 3 October 1983,[5] following his retirement from the House of Commons. He retired from the House of Lords on 11 June 2015 under the provisions of the House of Lords Reform Act 2014.[6] Following the death of Lord Healey on 3 October 2015, Eden became the oldest surviving former MP with the earliest date of first election.
Appointments:
- Member of the House of Commons Estimates committee (1960–1964)
- Delegate to Council of Europe and West European Union (1960–1962)
- Delegate to NATO Technology (June–October 1970)
- Minister of State for Industry (1970–1972)
- Minister of Posts and Telecommunications (1972–1974)
- Member of the House of Commons Expenditure committee (1974–1976)
- Chairman of the Select Committee on EEC Legislation (1976–1979)
- Chairman of the Select Committee on Home Affairs (1980–1983)
- Chairman of the British Lebanese Association (1990–1998)
- Chairman of the Royal Armouries Association (1986–1994)
- Member of Timken Company International Advisory Board
- Chairman of Lady Eden's Schools Ltd
Family life
He was twice married:
- 1) Belinda Jane Pascoe (1954 – divorced 1974); four children
- The Honourable Emily Rose Eden (born 1959)
- The Honourable Arabella Charlotte Eden (born 1960)
- The Honourable Sir Robert Frederick Calvert Eden (born 30 April 1964). The 10th Baronet of West Auckland and 8th Baronet of Maryland.
- The Honourable John "Jack" Edward Morton Eden (born 1966). Heir presumptive to the baronetcies.
- 2) Margaret Ann Gordon (1977 – his death 2020). A former wife of the Earl of Perth.
Arms
References
- ↑ "John Benedict Eden, Baron Eden of Winton". London: National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- ↑ "eden - Deaths Announcements". Telegraph Announcements. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ↑ "John Benedict Eden". the peerage. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- ↑ "Sir John Benedict EDEN (Baron Eden of Winton)". Council of Europe. Archived from the original on 15 May 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- ↑ "No. 49500". The London Gazette. 6 October 1983. p. 13057.
- ↑ "House of Lords Minute of Proceedings for 11 June 2015".
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| Preceded by Viscount Cranborne |
Member of Parliament for Bournemouth West 1954–1983 |
Succeeded by John Butterfill |
| Preceded by Tony Benn |
Baby of the House 1954 |
Succeeded by John Woollam |
| Baronetage of England | ||
| Preceded by Timothy Eden |
Baronet (of West Auckland) 1963–2020 |
Succeeded by Robert Eden |
| Baronetage of Great Britain | ||
| Preceded by Timothy Eden |
Baronet (of Maryland) 1963–2020 |
Succeeded by Robert Eden |