Marcus Fox
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| The Right Honourable Sir Marcus Fox MBE |
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Member of Parliament
for Shipley |
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| In office 18 June 1970 – 1 May 1997 |
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| Preceded by | Geoffrey Hirst |
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| Succeeded by | Christopher Leslie |
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| Born | June 11, 1927 |
| Died | March 16, 2002 (aged 74) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservatives |
| Spouse | Ann Tindall |
Sir John Marcus Fox MBE (11 June 1927 – 16 March 2002) was a British politician. He served as Conservative Member of Parliament for Shipley from 1970 to 1997.
After serving in the Duke of Wellington's Regiment, a fact which he was sometimes known to mention in after-dinner speeches, Fox was elected to Dewsbury Council in 1956.
During his time in Parliament, he served as a whip under Edward Heath, and then was a junior minister under Margaret Thatcher. He was moved back to the back-benches in 1981, and started ascending the pole to become chairman of the 1922 committee - becoming vice-chairman in 1983 and chairman in 1994. He received an MBE in 1963, was knighted in 1986, and became a member of the Privy Council in 1996.
Fox lost his seat in the 1997 election to Christopher Leslie.
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| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Geoffrey Hirst |
Member of Parliament for Shipley 1970–1997 |
Succeeded by Christopher Leslie |
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| Preceded by Cranley Onslow |
Chairman of the 1922 Committee 1992–1997 |
Succeeded by Archie Hamilton |
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