Robert Boscawen

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Robert Thomas Boscawen (born 17 March 1923) is a British Conservative politician. He was a Member of Parliament for 22 years. He was MP for Wells for 13 years from 1970 to 1983, before moving to the new constituency of Somerton and Frome, which he held for 9 years from 1983 to 1992. He served as a government whip from 1981, and was Comptroller of the Royal Household from 1988 to 1989. He became a member of the Privy Council in 1992, in the same year that he retired.

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  • Times Guide to the House of Commons 1987, www.angeltowns.com
Political offices
Preceded by
Carol Mather
Vice-Chamberlain of the Household
1983–1986
Succeeded by
Tristan Garel-Jones
Preceded by
Carol Mather
Comptroller of the Household
1986-1988
Succeeded by
Tristan Garel-Jones
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Lynch Maydon
Member for Wells
1970–1983
Succeeded by
David Heathcoat-Amory
Preceded by
New constituency
Member of Parliament for Somerton and Frome
1983-1992
Succeeded by
Mark Noel Foster Robinson