Martin Stevens (31 July 1929 – 10 January 1986) was a British

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Stevens was educated at

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and

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, and was a company director. He served as a member of the

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from 1955 to 1958 and a councillor on Camberwell Borough Council from 1959 to 1965. Stevens contested

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in 1964 and 1966. He became a

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for

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in 1979 when he gained the seat from

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. Stevens held Fulham until his death in 1986 aged 56. Labour's

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gained his seat in the following

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, although it was regained by the Conservatives in 1987. He was openly gay and was a member of the Campaign for Homosexual Equality.

References

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

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