Sir Clive Bossom, 2nd Baronet, (4 February 1918 – 8 March 2017) was a British
Conservative
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politician and
Member of Parliament
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(MP).
Early life and political career
Bossom was the son of
Alfred Charles Bossom
Alfred Charles Bossom, Baron Bossom GCStJ FRIBA (6 October 1881 – 4 September 1965) was an architect in the United States who returned to his native England and became a Conservative Party politician. He also wrote books on architecture.
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(also an MP, later ennobled as Lord Bossom) and Emily Bayne. Born in
New York City
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, he was educated at
Eton Eton most commonly refers to Eton College, a public school in Eton, Berkshire, England.
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Places
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* Eton, Georgia, a town in the United States
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. As a regular soldier he served throughout the
Second World War
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in
The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)
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in Europe and the Far East rising to the rank of
major
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.
He resigned his commission in 1948.
His political career began in 1949 when he became a County Councillor in
Kent
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until 1951 and he was subsequently
Conservative
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Member of Parliament
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for
Leominster
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from 1959 to 1974. During this time he was also
Parliamentary Private Secretary
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to the
Minister of Pensions and National Insurance from 1960 to 1961, to the
Secretary of State for Air
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from 1962 to 1964, to the
Minister of Defence (RAF) in 1964 and to the
Home Secretary
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from 1970 to 1972.
Bossom succeeded to the baronetcy as Sir Clive Bossom on 4 September 1965.
Other interests
Outside politics he was a director of
Vosper from 1973 to 1988, chairman of
Europ Assistance Ltd (1972–88), chairman of the
Anglo-Eastern Bank, director of the
Northern Star Insurance Co, chairman of the
Royal Automobile Club
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, the
British Motor Sports Council (1975–82), vice-chairman of the
British Roads Federation (1975–82), vice-president (d'honneur) of the
Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile
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, president of
IFPA (1969–81), and Master of the
Worshipful Company of Grocers
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(1979–80).
Bossom was also active in international relations. He was president of the Anglo-Netherlands Society (1978–89), Anglo-Belgian Society (1983–85) and the Iran Society. He received several awards from these countries.
In the social fields, he was international president of the International Social Service for Refugees (1984–89), chairman of the Ex-Servicemens War Disabled Help Committee (1973–88) and vice-chairman Joint Committee of the Red Cross and St John (1987–92). He was Almoner of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem between 1987 and 1993.
Bossom was a patron of the charity
Children and Families Across Borders (CFAB)
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CFAB is the only charity in the UK which provides inter ...
.
Private life
Bossom married Lady Barbara Joan North (a sister of the
9th Earl of Guilford) on 28 September 1951; the couple had four children.
Awards and decorations
* Knight,
Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem
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(1961)
* Knight Commander of the
Order of Homayoun
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(Iran)
* Knight Commander of the
Order of Orange-Nassau
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(Netherlands)
* Commander of the
Order of Leopold II
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(Belgium)
* Commander of the
Order of the Crown (Belgium)
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History
The Order was established on October 15, 1897 by King Leopold II
* ...
* Fellow,
Royal Geographical Society
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* Fellow,
Royal Society of Arts
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References
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1918 births
2017 deaths
People educated at Eton College
Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment) officers
Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
Politics of Herefordshire
Knights of the Order of St John
Commanders of the Order of Orange-Nassau
Commanders of the Order of Leopold II
Commanders of the Order of the Crown (Belgium)
Fellows of the Royal Geographical Society
Councillors in Kent
UK MPs 1959–1964
UK MPs 1964–1966
UK MPs 1966–1970
UK MPs 1970–1974
Military personnel from New York City
British Army personnel of World War II
Sons of life peers