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John Eden, Baron Eden of Winton

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British politician (1925–2020)
The Lord Eden of Winton
portrait photograph of Sir John Eden, Bt
Sir John Eden, Bt, in 1969[1]
Minister of Posts and Telecommunications
In office
7 April 1972 – 8 March 1974
Prime MinisterEdward Heath
Preceded byChristopher Chataway
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Minister of State for Industry
In office
15 October 1970 – 6 April 1972
Prime MinisterEdward Heath
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byTom Boardman
Minister of State for Technology
In office
23 June 1970 – 15 October 1970
Prime MinisterEdward Heath
Preceded byEric Varley
Succeeded byOffice 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 byRobert Gascoyne-Cecil
Succeeded byJohn Butterfill
Personal details
Born
John Benedict Eden

(1925年09月15日)15 September 1925
England
Died23 May 2020(2020年05月23日) (aged 94)[2]
Political partyConservative
Spouses
    Belinda Jane Pascoe
    ​
    ​
    (m. 1954; div. 1974)​
    Margaret Ann Gordon
    ​
    ​
    (m. 1977)​
    Children4
    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]

    Background

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    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

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    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

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    Eden was twice married:

    • 1) Belinda Jane Pascoe (1954 – divorced 1974); four children
    • 2) Margaret Ann Gordon (1977 – his death 2020). A former wife of the Earl of Perth.

    Arms

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    Coat of arms of John Eden, Baron Eden of Winton
    Coronet
    A Coronet of a Baron
    Crest
    A dexter Arm embowed in Armour couped at the shoulder proper and grasping a Garb fesswise as in the Arms banded Vert
    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
    Motto
    Si Sit Prudentia ("If there be but prudence")

    References

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    1. ^ "John Benedict Eden, Baron Eden of Winton". London: National Portrait Gallery . Retrieved 30 July 2020.
    2. ^ "eden – Deaths Announcements". Telegraph Announcements. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
    3. ^ "Sir John Benedict EDEN (Baron Eden of Winton)". Council of Europe. Archived from the original on 15 May 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
    4. ^ "No. 49500". The London Gazette . 6 October 1983. p. 13057.
    5. ^ "House of Lords Minute of Proceedings for 11 June 2015".
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    Parliament of the United Kingdom
    Preceded by Member of Parliament for Bournemouth West
    1954–1983     		Succeeded by
    Preceded by Baby of the House
    1954     		Succeeded by
    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

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