Dudley Smith

Mr Dudley Gordon Smith

Rush ID: 8480

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Details

Born:
14 November 1926
Died:
14 December 2016
Birth place:
UK
Gender:
Male
Ethnicity:
Unknown
Ethnic minority:
No
Religion:
Unknown
Aristocratic connections:
false
Formative occupation:
Writer / Journalist
Election occupation:
Newspaper editor/manager
Parentage:
Hugh William Smith, business manager
Notes:
None
Knighthood/Dame:
Awarded in 1983
Highest Office:
Parliamentary Secretary
Who's Who volume:
4
Education level:
Secondary

References

Rush ID:
8480
MNIS ID:
1267
Wikidata Entity ID:
Q5311979
Parliament ID:
Not set
Beamish Person ID:
Not set
They work for you ID:
21752

Name changes

  1. SMITH, Dudley (1926- ? )

Constituencies

  1. Warwick and Leamington

    Party: Conservative
    Year of election: 1968*
    Date of election: 28 March 1968
    Nature of election: By-election
    Nature of service: Re-entry
    Year of exit: 1997
    Date of exit: 1 May 1997
    Party: Conservative
    Nature of exit: Electoral defeat
    Sponsorship: None known
    Constituency connections: None known
    Notes: None

  2. Brentford and Chiswick

    Party: Conservative
    Year of election: 1959
    Date of election: 8 October 1959
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: First entry
    Year of exit: 1966
    Date of exit: 31 March 1966
    Party: Conservative
    Nature of exit: Electoral defeat
    Sponsorship: None known
    Constituency connections: Area
    Notes: None

Unsuccessful candidate in

  1. Camberwell Peckham

    Connection with constituency: None known
    Year of election: 1955
    Date of election:
    Nature of election: General election
    Party: Conservative
    Notes:

Ministerial offices

  1. PPS 1963-1964

    to Robert Carr, as Secretary for Technical Co-operation

  2. Opposition/other party Whip 1965-1966

  3. Under-Secretary of State 1970-1974

    Department of Employment

  4. Under-Secretary of State 1974

    January-March 1974; Ministry of Defence

Schools

  1. Chichester High School

Marriages

  1. Higgins, Anthea

    Year: 1958

    Notes: 1 son, 2 daughters. Divorced 1974.

  2. Amos, Catherine

    Year: 1976

Parties

  1. Conservative Party Member

Local governments

  1. Middlesex County Council

    Member

    1958-1965