John Deane Spence (7 December 1920 – 4 March 1986) was a British

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politician. Spence was educated at

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and worked as a building and

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contractor,

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and farmer. Spence contested

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in 1964, and

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in 1966. He was

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for Sheffield Heeley from 1970 to 1974,

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from 1974 to 1983, and

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from 1983 until he died in office in 1986 aged 65. He was a member of the Speaker's panel of chairmen.

References

*''The Times Guide to the House of Commons'',

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, 1966 & 1983 *

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* 1920 births 1986 deaths Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1970–1974 UK MPs 1974 UK MPs 1974–1979 UK MPs 1979–1983 UK MPs 1983–1987 {{England-Conservative-UK-MP-1920s-stub