Cyril Osborne
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Sir Cyril Osborne (19 June 1898 – 31 August 1969) was a British Conservative politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for the Louth constituency in Lincolnshire from 1945 until his death in 1969.
He was elected on his first attempt, at the 1945 general election. In the House of Commons, he preceded Enoch Powell in arguing against immigration from the new commonwealth countries.
Although Osborne's views on immigration were generally regarded as somewhat extreme by the Conservative Party leadership, in March 1965 the party's MPs supported his Bill that sought to introduce 'periodic and precise limits on immigration'. Although the Bill failed at its first hurdle, the fact that it received the support of the Conservative Party leadership reflected the party's gradually hardening position on immigration into Britain from the 'New Commonwealth'.
After his death, the Louth by-election, 1969 was won by the Conservative candidate Jeffrey Archer, who was later notable as a writer of paperback novels and as a convicted perjurer.
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- This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.
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| Preceded by Arthur Heneage |
Member of Parliament for Louth, Lincolnshire 1945–1969 |
Succeeded by Jeffrey Archer |
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