John Stokes

Mr John Heydon Romaine Stokes

Rush ID: 5885

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Details

Born:
23 July 1917
Died:
27 June 2003
Birth place:
UK
Gender:
Male
Ethnicity:
Unknown
Religion:
Anglican
Aristocratic connections:
false
Formative occupation:
Personnel officer/manager
Election occupation:
Company Director
Parentage:
Victor Romaine Stokes
Notes:
Obituary in The Guardian, 02/07/2003.
Knighthood/Dame:
Awarded in 1988
Highest Office:
Backbencher
Who's Who volume:
4
Education level:
Graduate

References

Rush ID:
5885
MNIS ID:
Not set
Wikidata Entity ID:
Q6239169
Parliament ID:
Not set
Beamish Person ID:
Not set

Name changes

  1. STOKES, John (1917-2003)

Constituencies

  1. Halesowen and Stourbridge

    Party: Conservative
    Year of election: 1974¹
    Date of election: 28 February 1974
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: Continuation
    Year of exit: 1992
    Date of exit: 9 April 1992
    Party: Conservative
    Nature of exit: Retirement
    Sponsorship: None known
    Constituency connections: None known
    Notes: None

  2. Oldbury and Halesowen

    Party: Conservative
    Year of election: 1970
    Date of election: 18 June 1970
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: First entry
    Year of exit: 1974¹
    Date of exit: 28 February 1974
    Party: Conservative
    Nature of exit: Boundary revision
    Sponsorship: None known
    Constituency connections: None known
    Notes: None

Unsuccessful candidate in

  1. Hitchin

    Connection with constituency: None known
    Year of election: 1966
    Date of election:
    Nature of election: General election
    Party: Conservative
    Notes:

  2. Gloucester

    Connection with constituency: None known
    Year of election: 1964
    Date of election:
    Nature of election: General election
    Party: Conservative
    Notes:

Higher education

  1. Queen's College

    Graduated

Schools

  1. Haileybury

    Years: 2

  2. Temple Grove, East Sheen

    Years: 1

Marriages

  1. Yorke, Barbara

    Year: 1939

    Notes: Died; 1 son, 2 daughters

  2. (Name unknown), unknown

    Year: 2

    Notes: Died

  3. (Name unknown), unknown

    Year: 3

    Notes: Divorced

  4. (Name unknown), unknown

    Year: 4

Parties

  1. Conservative Party member

Political organisations

  1. Primrose League officer

Clubs

  1. Carlton Club