John Eden, Baron Eden of Winton

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John Benedict Eden, Baron Eden of Winton PC (born 15 September 1925) is a British Conservative politician.

[edit] Background

Eden was educated at Eton College and St Paul's School, United States. He served as a Lieutenant with the Rifle Brigade, 2nd Gurkha Rifles and the Gilgit Scouts during the Second World War. He is a nephew of the former British Prime Minister Sir Anthony Eden and he succeeded his father Sir Timothy Calvert Eden to his baronetcies in 1963. He is the 9th Baronet of West Auckland and the 7th Baronet of Maryland.

[edit] Career

He was the Conservative Member of Parliament for Bournemouth West from 1954 until 1983. When first elected, he was the youngest member of the House of Commons. He was appointed to the Privy Council in 1972 and was awarded a life peerage as Baron Eden of Winton, of Rushyford in the County of Durham, following his retirement from the House of Commons in 1983.

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[edit] Family life

He was has been twice married:


Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Viscount Cranborne
Member of Parliament for Bournemouth West
1954–1983
Succeeded by
John Butterfill
Preceded by
Tony Benn
Baby of the House
1951–1955
Succeeded by
Philip Clarke
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