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Colin Coote

1893 – 1979

British politician

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About Colin Coote

Lived 1893 – 1979 (aged 85). Colin Coote was a British journalist and politician.

Sir Colin Reith Coote, DSO (19 October 1893 – 8 June 1979) was a British journalist and Liberal politician. For fourteen years he was the editor of The Daily Telegraph.

Biography He was born in Fenstanton, Huntingdonshire. He was the son of Howard Browning Coote of Stukeley Hall, later Lord Lieutenant of Huntingdonshire, and Jean Coote (née Gray) of Aberdeen. He was educated at Rugby School and Balliol College, Oxford, graduating in 1914. On the outbreak of the First World War, he obtained a commission in the Gloucestershire Regiment. He was returned unopposed to the House of Commons on 14 December 1917. He was knighted in 1962.

Coote died at his London home on 8 June 1979, aged 85.

Family Coote married three times. In 1916, he married Marguerite Doris Wellstead, of Hessle, East Riding of Yorkshire and they had two daughters before divorcing in 1925. He subsequently married Denise Dethoor, of Doulieu, France. She died in 1945, and he married Amalie Lewkowitz in the following year.

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Important facts

Birth century
Education
Balliol College, Rugby School, Balliol College, Oxford
Positions held
Member of the 31st Parliament of the United Kingdom, Member of the 30th Parliament of the United Kingdom
Awards
Distinguished Service Order; Knight Bachelor
Also known as
Sir Colin Reith Coote

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Colin Coote's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Colin Coote?

British politician (1893-1979)

When was Colin Coote born?

Colin Coote was born on 19 October 1893 in Fenstanton.

When did Colin Coote die?

Colin Coote died on 8 June 1979 in London.

What was Colin Coote's occupation?

Colin Coote was a journalist and politician.

What nationality was Colin Coote?

Colin Coote was British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Colin Coote

· Wikidata: Q5145007

· DBpedia: Colin Coote

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