Bryan Michael Deece Cassidy (17 February 1934 – 8 August 2023) was a British politician who served in the

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from 1984 to 1999.

Life and career

Bryan Michael Deece Cassidy was born on 17 February 1934. He was educated at

Ratcliffe College Ratcliffe College is a coeducational Catholic independent boarding and day school near the village of Ratcliffe on the Wreake, Leicestershire, approximately from Leicester, England. The college, situated in of parkland on the Fosse Way about ...

and then

Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge Sidney Sussex College (referred to informally as "Sidney") is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in England. The College was founded in 1596 under the terms of the will of Frances Sidney, Countess of Sussex (1531–1589), wife ...

. Cassidy served as director of a trade association, and became active in the

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, unsuccessfully contesting Wandsworth Central at the 1966 general election. From 1977 until 1986, he served on the

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, representing Hendon North. At the

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, Cassidy was elected to represent Dorset East and Hampshire West, serving until 1994, when he was elected for Dorset and East Devon. He stood for the enlarged seat of

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at the

1999 European Parliament election The 1999 European Parliament election was a European election for all 626 members of the European Parliament held across the 15 European Union member states on 10, 11 and 13 June 1999. The voter turn-out was generally low, except in Belgium and ...

, but was not elected. Bryan Cassidy died on 8 August 2023, at the age of 89.

References

1934 births 2023 deaths Alumni of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge Conservative Party (UK) MEPs Members of the Greater London Council MEPs for England 1984–1989 MEPs for England 1989–1994 MEPs for England 1994–1999 {{UK-MEP-stub