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Percy Grieve

1915 – 1998

British politician

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About Percy Grieve

Lived 1915 – 1998 (aged 83). Percy Grieve was a British politician and barrister.

William Percival Grieve, QC (25 March 1915 – 22 August 1998) was a British Conservative Party politician.

Grieve was educated at Trinity Hall, Cambridge. He became a barrister, and was called to the bar at Middle Temple in 1938, and a Queen's Counsel in 1962. He was assistant recorder of Leicester 1956-65 and became recorder of Northampton in 1965 and Deputy Chairman of Lincoln (Holland) Quarter Sessions in 1962.

Grieve contested the 1962 Lincoln by-election, where he lost heavily to Labour's Dick Taverne. At the 1964 general election, he was returned as Member of Parliament (MP) for Solihull, and re-elected until his retirement from Parliament at the 1983 general election. He briefly employed the slogan "Grieve for Solihull".

He married, in 1949, Evelyn Raymonde Louise (d. 1991), daughter of Commandant Hubert Mijouain, of Paris, and maternal granddaughter of Sir George Roberts, 1st and last baronet. Their son Dominic Grieve, KC, PC, was elected MP for Beaconsfield at the 1997 general election, and became Attorney General for England and Wales in May 2010.

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Important facts

Birth century
Education
Trinity Hall
Positions held
Member of the 48th Parliament of the United Kingdom, Member of the 47th Parliament of the United Kingdom, Member of the 46th Parliament of the United Kingdom, Member of the 45th Parliament of the United Kingdom
Also known as
William Percival Grieve

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Percy Grieve?

British politician (1915-1998)

When was Percy Grieve born?

Percy Grieve was born on 25 March 1915.

When did Percy Grieve die?

Percy Grieve died on 22 August 1998.

What was Percy Grieve's occupation?

Percy Grieve was a politician and barrister.

What nationality was Percy Grieve?

Percy Grieve was British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Percy Grieve

· Wikidata: Q7167373

· DBpedia: Percy Grieve

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