About John Meredith Temple
Lived 1910 – 1994 (aged 84). John Meredith Temple was a British politician.
Sir John Meredith Temple (9 June 1910 – 10 December 1994) was a British farmer and Conservative Party politician who was the Member of Parliament for the City of Chester from 1956 to 1974.
Background Temple was born in Liverpool on 9 June 1910 and was brought up in Gayton. He was educated at Charterhouse School and Clare College, Cambridge. He held the seat until his retirement at the February 1974 general election. As an MP, Temple was noted for his interest in Latin American issues.
In later years, Temple was a deputy lieutenant and High Sheriff of Cheshire. He was knighted in 1983.
Personal life and death In 1942, Temple married Nancy Hare; they had two children. He died at his farm in Picton, Cheshire, on 10 December 1994, at the age of 84.
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British politician (1910-1994)
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