John Osborn (politician)

Sir John Osborn
Member of Parliament
for Sheffield Hallam
In office
8 October 1959 – 18 May 1987
Preceded byRoland Jennings
Succeeded byIrvine Patnick
Personal details
Born
John Holbrook Osborn

(1922-12-14)14 December 1922
Died2 December 2015(2015-12-02) (aged 92)
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative
EducationRugby School
Alma materTrinity Hall, Cambridge

Sir John Holbrook Osborn (14 December 1922 – 2 December 2015)[1] was a British Conservative politician.

Osborn was educated at Rugby School and Trinity Hall, Cambridge. He was Member of Parliament for Sheffield Hallam from 1959 to 1987, preceding Irvine Patnick. Sir John was also a Member of the European Parliament from 1975 to 1979. He was knighted in the 1983 Birthday Honours.[2][3]

Osborn was interviewed in 2012 as part of The History of Parliament's oral history project.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "Sir John Holbrook Osborn". Daily Telegraph. 8 December 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  2. ^ "No. 49375". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 June 1983. p. 2.
  3. ^ "No. 49484". The London Gazette. 20 September 1983. p. 12311.
  4. ^ "Oral history: Osborn, John (1922-2015)". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  5. ^ "Sir John Osborn interviewed by Henry Irving". British Library Sound Archive. Retrieved 14 July 2016.[permanent dead link‍]
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Preceded by Member of Parliament for Sheffield Hallam
1959–1987 		Succeeded by


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