John Harold Vick Sutcliffe (born 30 April 1931) is a former British

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politician. Sutcliffe's father was Sir

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(MP) for

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(1931–1950) and Heywood and Royton (1950–1955). He was educated at

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and

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. He was

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, member of

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, in 1956. John was the third child of Sir Harold Sutcliffe. His siblings were Anne Theodora (born 1928), Betty (born 1929), and younger sister Jennifer Mary (born 1933). His mother was Emily Theodora Cochrane (known as Theo.) His parents divorced in 1947, and his father (badly gassed in

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) died in 1958.'Sir Harold Sutcliffe: Parliament and the City', ''The Times'' 21 January 1958. Sutcliffe contested

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in 1959,

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, Lancashire, in 1964 and Middlesbrough West in 1966. He was

(MP) for Middlesbrough West from 1970 to 1974 narrowly winning the seat by some 380 votes from

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. After boundary changes, he stood as candidate in Teesside

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in February and October 1974, but lost to

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candidate

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. Sutcliffe has not been elected an MP since. A company director, he served on North Housing Association 1977–94 Chairman from 1986, Board of Housing Corporation 1982–88, Board of Teesside Development Corporation 1987–1998, Director then Chairman N.E.Civic Trust 1976–88, Chairman of the Northern Heritage Trust 1981–88 and member of the North York Moors National Park committee 1982–88. In 1994 he was appointed CBE for his services to housing and conservation.

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1987–1988, Deputy Lieutenant North Yorkshire.

References

*''Times Guide to the House of Commons'', 1966 and October 1974 *

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* 1931 births Living people Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Alumni of New College, Oxford UK MPs 1970–1974 People educated at Winchester College Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Members of the Inner Temple {{England-Conservative-UK-MP-1930s-stub