Nationality English Role British Politician Name Eldon Griffiths | Profession Journalist and farmer Political party Conservative Party Conservative Party | |
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Born 25 May 1925 ( 1925-05-25 ) Alma mater Emmanuel College, Cambridge Died June 3, 2014, Bury St Edmunds, United Kingdom Books The Hutton story, Turbulent Iran, Towards nuclear entente Education Yale University, Emmanuel College, Cambridge Similar Gerald Carroll, Peter Townsend (RAF officer), Anthony Clarke (businessman) | ||
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Sir Eldon Wylie Griffiths (25 May 1925 – 3 June 2014) was a British Conservative politician and journalist.
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- Wacoc part 1 sir eldon griffiths 12 19 2013
- Early life
- Journalism
- Political career
- Director appointments
- Personal life
- Honours
- Title and style of address
- References
Early life
Griffiths was born on 25 May 1925 in Wigan, Lancashire. His Welsh father was a police sergeant. He attended Ashton Grammar School. After the Second World War service in the Royal Air Force he gained a double first class degree in history from Emmanuel College, Cambridge and an MA from Yale University.
Journalism
After university Griffiths worked in the Conservative Research Department and became a journalist and farmer. He was managing editor of Newsweek.
Political career
He became the MP for Bury St Edmunds after a by-election in 1964, and represented the seat until he retired in 1992. His Telegraph obituary claimed he was "rangy, articulate, but dour, (Griffiths was) a political loner, and not over-popular on the Tory benches" However it listed many achievements as MP and in other spheres. 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 made a Knight Bachelor for "political service".
Director appointments
Griffiths was a director of one of Gerald Carroll's Carroll Group companies.
Personal life
In June 2013 he announced his third marriage, at the age of 88.
He lived in California and Bury St Edmunds.
Honours
He was a Freeman of the Borough of St Edmundsbury.