Sir Arthur John Page (16 September 1919 – 31 October 2008), known as Sir John Page, was a British

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politician. The son of Sir Arthur Page, sometime Chief Justice of Burma, Page was educated at Harrow and

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. He was a sales manager and chairman of the

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and east London

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. Page first stood for Parliament at the 1959 general election in Eton and Slough, but without success. He was elected as

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(MP) for

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at a by-election in 1960, and held the seat until he retired from

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at the 1987 general election. In the

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he was chairman of the Conservative Parliamentary Labour Affairs Committee from 1970 to 1974 (secretary 1960–61, vice-chairman 1964–69). He was knighted in 1984.

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* 1919 births 2008 deaths Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Knights Bachelor Alumni of Magdalene College, Cambridge People educated at Harrow School UK MPs 1959–1964 UK MPs 1964–1966 UK MPs 1966–1970 UK MPs 1970–1974 UK MPs 1974 UK MPs 1974–1979 UK MPs 1979–1983 UK MPs 1983–1987 Politicians awarded knighthoods {{England-Conservative-UK-MP-1910s-stub