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East Dorset 1945 General Election.

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	'''Charles Fletcher-Cooke''' (1914-2001) was a lawyer and Conservative politician. He went to [[Peterhouse, Cambridge]]. In 1945 he contested Dorset ~~East~~ as a Labour candidate. He was Conservative MP for [[Darwen]] 1951-1983.		'''Charles Fletcher-Cooke''' (1914-2001) was a lawyer and Conservative politician. He went to [[Peterhouse, Cambridge]]. In 1945 he contested East Dorset as a Labour candidate, only losing to the Conservative candidate by 1,468 votes <ref> The Constituency was abolished in 1950 with parts going into North Dorset and other parts forming the new Poole Constituency </ref>. He was Conservative MP for [[Darwen]] 1951-1983.

	Fletcher-Cooke was responsible for the creation, introduction and passage of the Suicide Act 1961, which decriminalised suicide across the United Kingdom, although he had been trying to introduce such a private member's bill before the British Parliament for over a decade beforehand.		Fletcher-Cooke was responsible for the creation, introduction and passage of the Suicide Act 1961, which decriminalised suicide across the United Kingdom, although he had been trying to introduce such a private member's bill before the British Parliament for over a decade beforehand.

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	'''Charles Fletcher-Cooke''' (1914-2001) was a lawyer and Conservative politician. He was MP for [[Darwen]] 1951-1983.		'''Charles Fletcher-Cooke''' (1914-2001) was a lawyer and Conservative politician. He went to [[Peterhouse, Cambridge]]. In 1945 he contested Dorset East as a Labour candidate. He was Conservative MP for [[Darwen]] 1951-1983.

	Fletcher-Cooke was responsible for the creation, introduction and passage of the Suicide Act 1961, which decriminalised suicide across the United Kingdom, although he had been trying to introduce such a private member's bill before the British Parliament for over a decade beforehand.		Fletcher-Cooke was responsible for the creation, introduction and passage of the Suicide Act 1961, which decriminalised suicide across the United Kingdom, although he had been trying to introduce such a private member's bill before the British Parliament for over a decade beforehand.

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	Fletcher-Cooke was responsible for the creation, introduction and passage of the Suicide Act 1961, which decriminalised suicide across the United Kingdom, although he had been trying to introduce such a private member's bill before the British Parliament for over a decade beforehand.		Fletcher-Cooke was responsible for the creation, introduction and passage of the Suicide Act 1961, which decriminalised suicide across the United Kingdom, although he had been trying to introduce such a private member's bill before the British Parliament for over a decade beforehand.

	Fletcher-Cooke was a junior Home Office minister from 1961 to 1963. In February 1963, Fletcher-Cooke had to resign his role as a junior Home Office minister after an eighteen year old borstal boy named Anthony Turner was arrested for speeding in east London. He was at the wheel of Fletcher-Cooke's Austin Princess car with his permission but without insurance or a driving licence. It transpired that Turner had been living with Fletcher-Cooke who was "looking after him" after they were introduced to each other by Robin, Viscount Maugham <ref> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Fletcher-Cooke (Accessed 24 July 2023)</ref>.		Fletcher-Cooke was a junior Home Office minister from 1961 to 1963. In February 1963, Fletcher-Cooke had to resign his role as a junior Home Office minister after an eighteen year old borstal boy named Anthony Turner was arrested for speeding in east London. He was at the wheel of Fletcher-Cooke's Austin Princess car with his permission but without insurance or a driving licence. It transpired that Turner had been living with Fletcher-Cooke who was "looking after him" after they were introduced to each other by [[Robin Maugham]], Viscount Maugham <ref> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Fletcher-Cooke (Accessed 24 July 2023)</ref>.

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'''Charles Fletcher-Cooke''' (1914-2001) was a lawyer and Conservative politician. He was MP for [[Darwen]] 1951-1983.

Fletcher-Cooke was responsible for the creation, introduction and passage of the Suicide Act 1961, which decriminalised suicide across the United Kingdom, although he had been trying to introduce such a private member's bill before the British Parliament for over a decade beforehand.

Fletcher-Cooke was a junior Home Office minister from 1961 to 1963. In February 1963, Fletcher-Cooke had to resign his role as a junior Home Office minister after an eighteen year old borstal boy named Anthony Turner was arrested for speeding in east London. He was at the wheel of Fletcher-Cooke's Austin Princess car with his permission but without insurance or a driving licence. It transpired that Turner had been living with Fletcher-Cooke who was "looking after him" after they were introduced to each other by Robin, Viscount Maugham <ref> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Fletcher-Cooke (Accessed 24 July 2023)</ref>.

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