Anthony Kershaw

Mr John Anthony Kershaw

Rush ID: 4587

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Details

Born:
14 December 1915
Died:
29 April 2008
Birth place:
U.K.
Gender:
Male
Ethnicity:
White
Religion:
Unknown
Aristocratic connections:
false
Formative occupation:
Barrister / Advocate
Election occupation:
Company director
Parentage:
Judge J.F. Kershaw
Notes:
None
Knighthood/Dame:
Awarded in 1981
HighestOffice:
Parliamentary Secretary
Who's Who volume:
4

References

Rush ID:
4587
MNIS ID:
Not set
Wikidata Entity ID:
Q573477
Parliament ID:
Not set

Name changes

  1. KERSHAW, Anthony (1915- ? )

Constituencies

  1. Stroud

    Party: Conservative
    Year of election: 1955
    Date of election: 26 May 1955
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: First entry
    Year of exit: 1987
    Date of exit: 11 June 1987
    Party: Conservative
    Nature of exit: Retirement
    Sponsorship: None known
    Constituency connections: Regional
    Notes: None

Unsuccessful candidate in

  1. Gloucester

    Connection with constituency: None known
    Year of election: 1951
    Date of election: Thu 25th Oct 1951
    Nature of election: General election
    Party: Conservative
    Notes:

  2. Gloucester

    Connection with constituency: None known
    Year of election: 1950
    Date of election: Thu 23rd Feb 1950
    Nature of election: General election
    Party: Conservative
    Notes:

Ministerial offices

  1. PPS 1957-1959

    to Sir David Eccles, as President of the Board of Trade

  2. Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State 1970-1973

    Foreign and Commonwealth Office

  3. Parliamentary Secretary 1970

    June-October 1970; Ministry of Public Buildings and Works

  4. Under-Secretary of State 1973-1974

    Ministry of Defence; RAF Minister

  5. PPS 1959-1961

    to John Boyd-Carpenter, as Minister of Pensions

  6. PPS 1963-1964

    to Edward Heath, as President of the Board of Trade

  7. PPS 1967-1970

    to Edward Heath, as Leader of the Opposition

Higher education

  1. Balliol College

    Graduated

Schools

  1. Eton College

Marriages

  1. Crookenden, Barbara

    Year: 1939

Parties

  1. Conservative Party member

Local governments

  1. London County Council

    member

    1946-1949

  2. Westminster City Council

    member

    1947-1948

Clubs

  1. White's Club