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{{Infobox officeholder | {{Infobox officeholder | ||
| honorific-prefix | | honorific-prefix = [[The Right Honourable]] | ||
| name | | name = The Lord Eden of Winton | ||
| honorific-suffix | | honorific-suffix = {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100%|Bt|PC|MP|}} | ||
| image | | image = John-Benedict-Eden-Baron-Eden-of-Winton.jpg | ||
| alt | | alt = portrait photograph of Sir John Eden, Bt | ||
| caption | | caption = Sir John Eden, Bt, in 1969<ref>{{cite web |title=John Benedict Eden, Baron Eden of Winton |publisher=[[National Portrait Gallery, London|National Portrait Gallery]] |location=London |url=https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw116856 |access-date=30 July 2020}}</ref> | ||
|office | | office = [[Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (United Kingdom)|Minister of Posts and Telecommunications]] | ||
|primeminister | | primeminister = [[Edward Heath]] | ||
|term_start | | term_start = 7 April 1972 | ||
|term_end | | term_end = 8 March 1974 | ||
|predecessor | | predecessor = [[Christopher Chataway]] | ||
|successor | | successor = ''Office abolished'' | ||
| | | office1 = [[Department of Trade and Industry (United Kingdom)|Minister of State for Industry]] | ||
| | | primeminister1 = Edward Heath | ||
| term_start1 = 15 October 1970 | |||
| | | term_end1 = 6 April 1972 | ||
| | | predecessor1 = ''Office established'' | ||
| | | successor1 = [[Tom Boardman, Baron Boardman|Tom Boardman]] | ||
| | | office2 = [[Ministry of Technology|Minister of State for Technology]] | ||
| | | primeminister2 = Edward Heath | ||
| term_start2 = 23 June 1970 | |||
| | | term_end2 = 15 October 1970 | ||
| birth_name | | predecessor2 = [[Eric Varley]] | ||
| birth_date | | successor2 = ''Office abolished'' | ||
| birth_place | | office4 = [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]]<br />for [[Bournemouth West]] | ||
| death_date | | term_start4 = 18 February 1954 | ||
| death_place | | term_end4 = 13 May 1983 | ||
| nationality | | office3 = Member of the [[House of Lords]] | ||
| spouse | | status3 = [[Lord Temporal]] | ||
| termlabel3 = [[Life peer]]age | |||
| term_start3 = 3 October 1983 | |||
| term_end3 = 11 June 2015 | |||
| predecessor4 = [[Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 6th Marquess of Salisbury|Robert Gascoyne-Cecil]] | |||
| successor4 = [[John Butterfill]] | |||
| birth_name = John Benedict Eden | |||
| birth_date = {{birth date|1925|09|15|df=yes}} | |||
| birth_place = England | |||
| death_date = {{death date and age|2020|05|23|1925|09|15|df=yes}}<ref>{{cite web |title=eden – Deaths Announcements |url=http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/242040/eden |website=Telegraph Announcements |access-date=26 May 2020}}</ref> | |||
| death_place = | |||
| nationality = British | |||
| spouse = {{plainlist}} | |||
* {{marriage|Belinda Jane Pascoe|1954|end=div|1974}} | * {{marriage|Belinda Jane Pascoe|1954|end=div|1974}} | ||
* {{marriage|Margaret Ann Gordon<br />|1977}} | * {{marriage|Margaret Ann Gordon<br />|1977}} | ||
{{ | {{endplainlist}} | ||
| party | | party = [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] | ||
| relations | | relations = | ||
| children | | children = 4 | ||
| residence | | residence = | ||
| alma_mater | | alma_mater = | ||
| occupation | | occupation = | ||
| profession | | profession = | ||
| signature | | signature = | ||
| education | | education = {{plainlist}} | ||
* [[Eton College]] | * [[Eton College]] | ||
* [[St. Paul's School (New Hampshire)|St. Paul's School]] | * [[St. Paul's School (New Hampshire)|St. Paul's School]] | ||
{{ | {{endplainlist}} | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''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 [[ | |||
'''John Benedict Eden, Baron Eden of Winton''', {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|PC|MP}} (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]] from 1954 to 1983.<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== | ||
Eden was the son of Sir Timothy | Eden was the son of [[Sir Timothy Eden, 8th Baronet]] and Edith Mary Prendergast. He was educated at [[Eton College]] and [[St. Paul's School (New Hampshire)|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 [[Eden baronets|baronetcies]] in 1963. He was the [[Eden baronets|9th Baronet of West Auckland and the 7th Baronet of Maryland]]. | ||
He educated at [[Eton College]] and [[St. Paul's School (New Hampshire)|St Paul's School]], [[New Hampshire]], in the US. He served as a [[Lieutenant]] with the [[ | |||
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
After | After unsuccessfully contesting 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]] 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 of the United Kingdom|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 [[Lord Healey]] on 3 October 2015, Eden became the oldest surviving former MP with the earliest date of first election. | ||
Appointments: | Appointments: | ||
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==Family life== | ==Family life== | ||
Eden was twice married: | |||
* 1) Belinda Jane Pascoe (1954 – divorced 1974); four children | * 1) Belinda Jane Pascoe (1954 – divorced 1974); four children | ||
** [[The Honourable]] Emily Rose Eden (born 1959) | ** [[The Honourable]] Emily Rose Eden (born 1959) | ||
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{{Infobox COA wide | {{Infobox COA wide | ||
|image = [[File:Coronet of a British Baron.svg|centre|150px]][[File:Eden Escutcheon.png|centre|200px]] | |image = [[File:Coronet of a British Baron.svg|centre|150px]][[File:Eden Escutcheon.png|centre|200px]] | ||
|crest = A dexter | |crest = A dexter Arm embowed in Armour couped at the shoulder proper and grasping a Garb fesswise as in the Arms banded Vert | ||
|coronet = A [[Coronet|Coronet of a Baron]] | |coronet = A [[Coronet|Coronet of a Baron]] | ||
|escutcheon = Gules on a Chevron Argent between three Garbs Or banded Vert as many Escallops Sable | |escutcheon = Gules on a Chevron Argent between three Garbs Or banded Vert as many Escallops Sable | ||
|supporters = On either side a Lion rampant guardant Gules about the mane of each a Chain pendant therefrom a Portcullis Or that on the dexter side holding by the interior paw a Cross Patonce also Or and that on the sinister side holding by the interior paw a Rose Branch proper having three Double Roses Argent and Gules barbed and seeded proper, the Compartment comprising a Mount rising in the centre and growing therefrom Fir Trees and Beech Trees in the foreground a Bay with Cliffs proper and a Rivulet wavy Azure running across a Sandy Beach also proper into the Sea barry wavy of four Azure and Argent | |supporters = On either side a Lion rampant guardant Gules about the mane of each a Chain pendant therefrom a Portcullis Or that on the dexter side holding by the interior paw a Cross Patonce also Or and that on the sinister side holding by the interior paw a Rose Branch proper having three Double Roses Argent and Gules barbed and seeded proper, the Compartment comprising a Mount rising in the centre and growing therefrom Fir Trees and Beech Trees in the foreground a Bay with Cliffs proper and a Rivulet wavy Azure running across a Sandy Beach also proper into the Sea barry wavy of four Azure and Argent | ||
|motto = Si Sit Prudentia | |motto = ''Si Sit Prudentia'' ("If there be but prudence") | ||
}} | }} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{ | {{reflist}} | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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{{s-par|uk}} | {{s-par|uk}} | ||
{{succession box | {{succession box | ||
| title = [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] for [[ | | title = [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] for [[Bournemouth West]] | ||
| years = [[1954 Bournemouth West by-election|1954]]–[[1983 United Kingdom general election|1983]] | | years = [[1954 Bournemouth West by-election|1954]]–[[1983 United Kingdom general election|1983]] | ||
| before = [[Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 6th Marquess of Salisbury|Viscount Cranborne]] | | before = [[Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 6th Marquess of Salisbury|Viscount Cranborne]] | ||
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[[Category:Indian Army personnel of World War II]] | [[Category:Indian Army personnel of World War II]] | ||
[[Category:British Army personnel of World War II]] | [[Category:British Army personnel of World War II]] | ||
[[Category:Life peers created by Elizabeth II]] | |||
[[Category:Peers retired under the House of Lords Reform Act 2014]] | |||
[[Category:Politicians from Bournemouth]] | |||
Latest revision as of 02:06, 20 February 2026
The Lord Eden of Winton | |
|---|---|
 Sir John Eden, Bt, in 1969[1] | |
| Minister of Posts and Telecommunications | |
| In office 7 April 1972 – 8 March 1974 | |
| Prime Minister | Edward Heath |
| Preceded by | Christopher Chataway |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Minister of State for Industry | |
| In office 15 October 1970 – 6 April 1972 | |
| Prime Minister | Edward Heath |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Tom Boardman |
| Minister of State for Technology | |
| In office 23 June 1970 – 15 October 1970 | |
| Prime Minister | Edward Heath |
| Preceded by | Eric Varley |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Member of the House of Lords | |
| Life peerage 3 October 1983 – 11 June 2015 | |
| 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, MP (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]
Background[edit | edit source]
Eden was the son of Sir Timothy Eden, 8th Baronet and Edith Mary Prendergast. He was 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[edit | edit source]
After unsuccessfully contesting 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,[4] 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.[5] 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[edit | edit source]
Eden 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[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "John Benedict Eden, Baron Eden of Winton". London: National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- ↑ "eden – Deaths Announcements". Telegraph Announcements. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ↑ "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".
External links[edit | edit source]
| Unrecognised parameter | ||
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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 |