About John Cockcroft
Lived 1934 – 2023 (aged 88). John Cockcroft was a British politician.
John Hoyle Cockcroft (6 July 1934 – 25 April 2023) was a British Conservative politician and journalist.
Early life and education Cockcroft was born on 6 July 1934 in Todmorden, Yorkshire, to Lionel Cockroft and Jenny Hoyle. He was educated at Oundle School, and attended St John's College, Cambridge, as a senior major scholar, graduating with a degree in History and Economics in 1958. That same year, he was elected president of the Cambridge Union Society. He served as a lieutenant in the British Army from 1953 to 1955. He served on numerous boards and commissions.
Cockcroft's uncle was the Nobel-prize winning physicist Sir John Cockcroft.
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Who was John Cockcroft?
British politician (1934-2023)
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John Cockcroft was born on 6 July 1934.
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John Cockcroft died on 25 April 2023.
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John Cockcroft was a politician.
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John Cockcroft was British.
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