John Howard Cordle (11 October 1912 – 23 November 2004) was a British

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politician who sat in the

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from 1959 to 1977.

Life and career

Cordle, the son of Ernest William Cordle, was educated at the

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and became managing director of E. W. Cordle and Son Ltd. in 1946. He was also a member of

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. He served as a member of the

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1946–53, as a director of the

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from 1951 and of the

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from 1959. Cordle contested

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in 1951. He was

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for Bournemouth East and Christchurch from 1959 to 1974, and after boundary changes, for

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from 1974 to 1977, when he resigned as a result of the

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scandal. David Atkinson was elected as his successor in the subsequent

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Family

Cordle was married three times. He was first married in 1938 (divorced 1956) to Grace Lucy Walkey (1918-2021); by this marriage, he had issue (four sons and a daughter), of whom only two (or three) sons outlived him. He married secondly in 1957 (divorced 1971) to Venetia Caroline Maynard (b. 22 March 1936), daughter of Lt-Col. Alister Maynard, by whom he had issue (one son and three daughters), including Marina, Viscountess Cowdray. He married thirdly in 1976 to Terttu Heikura, his children's nanny who was 35 years his junior, by whom he had two sons.

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Footnotes References

Sources

*''Times Guide to the House of Commons October 1974'' *
''The Times'' obituary
24 November 2004. Retrieved 17 November 2008.

Retrieved 17 November 2008. *Andrew Roth
''The Guardian'' obituary
25 November 2004. Retrieved 17 November 2008. *John Barnes

9 December 2004. Retrieved 17 November 2008.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cordle, John Howard 1912 births 2004 deaths Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies People educated at the City of London School UK MPs 1959–1964 UK MPs 1964–1966 UK MPs 1966–1970 UK MPs 1970–1974 UK MPs 1974 UK MPs 1974–1979