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Monday, June 07, 2010
People elected as MPs before the 1964 general election who are still alive
It is surprisingly long and contains many people - Robert Carr, Edward Short, Christopher Chataway, Edward Du Cann - you might not have realised were still with us.
Jeremy Thorpe remains oldest living elected Liberal parliamentarian. I wonder if there's an older peer.
ReplyDeleteThe oldest living elected Liberal parliamentarian is George Mackie.
ReplyDeleteHe did not get into the Commons until 1964, so is not in this list.