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| − | '''Charles Fletcher-Cooke''' (1914-2001) was a lawyer and Conservative politician. He went to [[Peterhouse, Cambridge]]. In 1945 he contested | + | '''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. | ||
Latest revision as of 20:50, 24 July 2023
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 [1]. 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 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 [2].
References
- ↑ The Constituency was abolished in 1950 with parts going into North Dorset and other parts forming the new Poole Constituency
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Fletcher-Cooke (Accessed 24 July 2023)
