Sir John Leonard Hunt (27 October 1929 – 19 September 2017) was a British Conservative Party politician.

Early life

Hunt was educated at

Dulwich College Dulwich College is a 2-18 private, day and boarding school for boys in Dulwich, London, England. As a public school, it began as the College of God's Gift, founded in 1619 by Elizabethan actor Edward Alleyn, with the original purpose of ...

and became a

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Political career

He served as a councillor on Bromley Borough Council 1953–61, then became an

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in 1961, joining the new

London Borough of Bromley The London Borough of Bromley () is a London Borough, borough in London, England. It is the largest and southeasternmost borough in London, and borders the county of Kent, of which it formed part until 1965. The borough's population in the 2021 ...

in 1964. He was Mayor of Bromley from 1963 to 1965. He first stood for Parliament, unsuccessfully, at the 1959 general election, contesting Lewisham South, and he was also unsuccessful in the equivalent seat at the

1961 London County Council election An election to the London County Council, County Council of County of London, London occurred on 13 April 1961. It was the last election to the council, and plans for its replacement by the Greater London Council were already in process. The cou ...

. Hunt was a Member of Parliament (MP) for 33 years, serving in

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from 1964 to 1974, originally succeeding former

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, and in Ravensbourne from 1974 until he retired in 1997. Hunt was

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in 1989. He never married, and died on 19 September 2017 at the age of 87.SIR JOHN HUNT
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References

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

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, 1992 and 1997 editions.

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* 1929 births 2017 deaths Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies People educated at Dulwich College British stockbrokers Councillors in Greater London 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 UK MPs 1987–1992 UK MPs 1992–1997 Knights Bachelor {{England-Conservative-UK-MP-1920s-stub