About John Cripps
Lived 1912 – 1993 (aged 80–81). John Cripps was a farmer, editor and journalist.
Sir John Stafford Cripps, CBE (10 May 1912 – 9 August 1993) was a British journalist and campaigner. He was chairman of the Countryside Commission from 1970 to 1977.
He was the son of the Labour politician Sir Stafford Cripps, and was a conscientious objector in the Second World War. In 1937, he married Ursula Davy, having four sons and two daughters with her.
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Who was John Cripps?
Cripps, Sir John Stafford (1912–1993), journalist
When was John Cripps born?
John Cripps was born in 1912.
When did John Cripps die?
John Cripps died in 1993.
What was John Cripps's occupation?
John Cripps was a farmer, editor and journalist.
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