James Scott-Hopkins
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Sir James Scott-Hopkins | |
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Leader of the Conservatives in the European Parliament | |
In office 7 July 1979 – 9 February 1982 | |
Preceded by | Geoffrey Rippon |
Succeeded by | Henry Plumb |
Member of the European Parliament for Hereford and Worcester | |
In office 7 June 1979 – 9 June 1994 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Position abolished |
Member of Parliament for West Derbyshire | |
In office 23 November 1967 – 7 April 1979 | |
Preceded by | Aidan Crawley |
Succeeded by | Matthew Parris |
Member of Parliament for North Cornwall | |
In office 8 October 1959 – 10 March 1966 | |
Preceded by | Sir Harold Roper |
Succeeded by | John Pardoe |
Personal details | |
Born | Croydon, Surrey, England | 29 November 1921
Died | 11 March 1995 Westminster, London, England | (aged 73)
Nationality | British |
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse(s) | Geraldine Hargreaves
( m. 1946) |
Children | 4 |
Education | Eton College |
Alma mater | University of Oxford |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Branch/service | British Army |
Years of service | 1939–1950 |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Sir James Sidney Rawdon Scott-Hopkins (29 November 1921 – 11 March 1995) was a British Conservative politician.
Born in Croydon, Scott-Hopkins was educated at Eton College and the University of Oxford. He joined the British Army in 1939. He was commissioned in the 3rd QAO Gurkha Rifles in 1942 and served on the North-West Frontier, commanding C Company of the 4th Battalion, and in Burma until 1946, having taken a regular commission in the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry in 1944. He retired from the Army in 1950 and became a farmer. He married Geraldine Hargreaves in Eton in 1946 (three sons, one daughter).
Scott-Hopkins contested Bedwellty in 1955. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for North Cornwall from 1959 until he lost the seat to the Liberal John Pardoe in 1966. He had served as joint Parliamentary Secretary at MAFF 1962–64. He was re-elected as MP for West Derbyshire at a 1967 by-election, and served until 1979.
His successor was Matthew Parris. He had served, concurrently (to 1979), as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 1979, when he was elected for the Hereford and Worcester European constituency, serving until 1994. He was knighted in 1981. He died in Westminster, aged 73.
References[edit]
- Times Guide to the House of Commons October 1974
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External links[edit]
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by James Scott-Hopkins
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Preceded by Sir Harold Roper |
Member of Parliament for North Cornwall 1959–1966 |
Succeeded by John Pardoe |
Preceded by Aidan Crawley |
Member of Parliament for West Derbyshire 1967–1979 |
Succeeded by Matthew Parris |
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New constituency | Member of the European Parliament for Hereford and Worcester 1979–1994 |
Constituency abolished |
Party political offices | ||
Preceded by Geoffrey Rippon |
Leader of the Conservatives in the European Parliament 1979–1982 |
Succeeded by Henry Plumb |
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- 1921 births
- 1995 deaths
- Royal Gurkha Rifles officers
- King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry officers
- Indian Army personnel of World War II
- British Army personnel of World War II
- Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for constituencies in Derbyshire
- UK MPs 1959–1964
- UK MPs 1964–1966
- UK MPs 1966–1970
- UK MPs 1970–1974
- UK MPs 1974
- UK MPs 1974–1979
- People educated at Eton College
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for North Cornwall
- Conservative Party (UK) MEPs
- MEPs for the United Kingdom 1973–1979
- MEPs for England 1979–1984
- MEPs for England 1984–1989
- MEPs for England 1989–1994
- Alumni of the University of Oxford
- Knights Bachelor
- Politicians awarded knighthoods
- Ministers in the Macmillan and Douglas-Home governments, 1957–1964