William Benyon

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Sir William Richard Benyon (born 17 January 1930) is a retired British Conservative Party politician, Berkshire landowner and former High Sheriff.

Benyon was elected as Member of Parliament for Buckingham at the 1970 general election, and retained his seat at the next three elections. At the 1983 general election he stood instead in the new Milton Keynes, where he was re-elected until he retired at the 1992 general election. Due to its increased population, the Milton Keynes seat was then divided into two new constituencies: Milton Keynes North East and Milton Keynes South West. This was the only boundary change made in the entire country for the 1992 general election.

Benyon never held government office, but served as an Opposition whip from 1974 to 1976. He served as a member of the University of Reading Council from 1967 to 2002, was a member of Berkshire County Council from 1964 to 1974 and High Sheriff of Berkshire in 1995. He lives at Englefield House in Berkshire and is a director of the Englefield Charitable Trust. His son, Richard Benyon, is the Conservative MP for Newbury.

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by: Robert Maxwell	Member of Parliament for Buckingham 1970–1983	Succeeded by: George Walden
Preceded by: (new constituency)	Member of Parliament for Milton Keynes 1983–1992	Succeeded by: (constituency abolished)

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• Times Guide to the House of Commons, 1987 and 1992 editions
• This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.