Eldon Griffiths

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Sir Eldon Wylie Griffiths (born 25 May 1925) is a former British Conservative politician and journalist.

Griffiths was educated at Ashton Grammar School, Emmanuel College, Cambridge, and Yale University. He worked in the Conservative Research Department and became a journalist and farmer. He was managing editor of Newsweek.

Griffiths was elected for Bury St Edmunds at a 1964 by-election, and represented that seat until he retired in 1992. He served as a junior minister for Environment and Sport during the Edward Heath government of 1970 to 1974. He also served as parliamentary spokesman for the Police Federation. In 1985, he was knighted for "political service".^[1]

He is a Freeman of the Borough of St Edmundsbury and lives in California and Bury St Edmunds. In June 2013 he announced his third marriage, at the age of 88.^[2]

References

↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 50154. p. 1. 15 June 1985. Retrieved 2012-06-25.
↑ Bury Free Press

The Times Guide to the House of Commons, Times Newspapers Ltd, 1966 & 1987
Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Eldon Griffiths

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Name	Griffiths, Eldon
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Short description	Politician, journalist
Date of birth	25 May 1925
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