David Crouch (politician)

For the Welsh historian, see David Crouch (historian). For the American politician in South Dakota, see David N. Crouch.

Sir David Lance Crouch (23 June 1919 – 18 February 1998) was a British Conservative politician.

Crouch was educated at University College School, London and became a marketing consultant. He contested Leeds West in 1959, and served as Member of Parliament for Canterbury from 1966 until he retired in 1987. The awarding of his knighthood was announced shortly after he stood down as an MP.^[1]

Personal life

Crouch married Margaret Noakes in 1947. They had a son, sculptor Patrick Crouch, and a daughter. He died in Faversham, Kent, on 18 February 1998, aged 78.