Richard Sharples

Mr Richard Christopher Sharples

Rush ID: 5718

Details

Born:: 6 August 1916
Died:: 10 March 1973
Birth place:: U.K.
Gender:: Male
Ethnicity:: Unknown
Religion:: Unknown
Aristocratic connections:: false
Formative occupation:: Army officer
Election occupation:: Political party administrator
Parentage:: Richard William Sharples
Notes:: Assassinated in Bermuda, 1973.
Knighthood/Dame:: False
HighestOffice:: Minister of State
Who's Who volume:: 4

References

Rush ID:: 5718
MNIS ID:: Not set
Wikidata Entity ID:: Q7328987
Parliament ID:: Not set
Beamish Person ID:: Not set

Name changes

SHARPLES, Richard (1916-1973)

Constituencies

Sutton and Cheam

Party:	Conservative
Year of election:	1954*
Date of election:	4 November 1954
Nature of election:	By-election
Nature of service:	First entry
Year of exit:	1972*
Date of exit:	c. 1972*
Party:	Conservative
Nature of exit:	Resignation
Sponsorship:	None known
Constituency connections:	None known
Notes:	Exit October 1972; resigned on appointment as Governor of Bermuda.

Ministerial offices

PPS 1955-1956

to Anthony Nutting, as Minister of State at the Foreign Office
PPS 1957-1959

to R.A. Butler, as Home Secretary and Lord Privy Seal
Assistant Whip 1959-1960
Parliamentary Secretary 1961-1962

Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance
Parliamentary Secretary 1962-1964

Ministry of Public Building and Works
Minister of State 1970-1972

Home Office

Higher education

Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst

Graduated

Schools

Eton College

Marriages

Newall, Pamela

Year: 1946

Parties

Conservative Party member

Vice-Chairman 1967-1970

Clubs