Victor Goodhew
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Sir Victor Henry Goodhew (30 November 1919 – 11 October 2006) was a British Conservative politician. He served as Member of Parliament (MP) for St Albans for 24 years, from 1959 to 1983, and was an early member of the Conservative Monday Club. Although he held right-wing views—he supported hanging, supported Enoch Powell's views on immigration, and supported closer links with the white regimes in Rhodesia and South Africa—he served as a government whip under Edward Heath in the early 1970s. His later career was blighted by ill health.
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Victor Goodhew | |
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Member of Parliament for St Albans | |
In office 8 October 1959 – 13 May 1983 | |
Preceded by | John Grimston |
Succeeded by | Peter Lilley |
Personal details | |
Born | Victor Henry Goodhew (1919-11-30)30 November 1919 London, England |
Died | 11 October 2006(2006-10-11) (aged 86) Ascot, England |
Political party | Conservative |
Spouses | Sylvia Johnson
(m. 1940, divorced)Suzanne Gordon-Burge
(m. 1951; div. 1972)Eva Rittinghausen
(m. 1972; div. 1981) |
Children | 2 (by Johnson) |
Awards | Knight Bachelor (1982) |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Branch/service | Royal Air Force |
Years of service | 1939–1946 |
Rank | Squadron leader |
Unit | 6th Airborne Division |
Commands | Airborne Radar Unit |
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