John Meredith Temple (9 June 1910 – 10 December 1994) was a British
Conservative Party
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politician.
Temple was elected to the
House of Commons
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in a
by-election
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in 1956 as
Member of Parliament
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for the
City of Chester, and held the seat until his retirement at the
February 1974 general election.
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Times Guide to the House of Commons
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1910 births
1994 deaths
Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
UK MPs 1955–1959
UK MPs 1959–1964
UK MPs 1964–1966
UK MPs 1966–1970
UK MPs 1970–1974
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