Stephen Terrell

Colonel Stephen Terrell OBE TD DL QC (15 June 1916 – 16 August 2004), served with the 3rd & 8th Parachute Battalions during World War II, and was wounded in action in the later stages of the Normandy campaign in 1944 while serving as a company commander. After the war he became a British barrister and Liberal Party politician.

Background He was educated at Trinity College, Glenalmond and University College London. In 1951 he married Diana Marion Hartwell. They had two sons. He was awarded the OBE in 1952.

Professional career He was Called to the Bar by Gray's Inn in 1946. In 1965 he took silk. He became a Bencher at Gray's Inn in 1970. He was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant for Middlesex and then in 1961 for Greater London.

Political career He was Liberal candidate for the Eastbourne division of Sussex at the 1964 General Election. He was elected to the Liberal party national executive. He was Chairman of the Liberal's Home Office panel. He contested Eastbourne again in 1966, 1970 and February 1974 general elections, each time without success. He served as President of the Liberal Party from 1971 to 1972. After failing to win Eastbourne for the fourth time, he did not stand for parliament again.

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