Anthony Grant (British politician)
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Sir John Anthony Grant is a British
Conservative
politician.
. He served in the Army from 1943-8 as a Captain in the Third Dragoon Guards (3rd Carabiniers). He became a solicitor in 1952.
for Harrow Central
from 1964 to 1983, then for Cambridgeshire South West
from 1983 until he retired in 1997. He served as a junior Minister for Industrial Development and Trade in the Heath government
of 1970 to 1974.
The Harrow Central constituency was abolished during boundary changes just before the 1983 general election. During this procedure, he competed unsuccessfully with Hugh Dykes, the sitting MP for Harrow East for the nomination for the much enlarged Harrow East constituency.
United Kingdom
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Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
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politician.
Early life
He attended St Paul's School and Brasenose College, OxfordBrasenose College, Oxford
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. He served in the Army from 1943-8 as a Captain in the Third Dragoon Guards (3rd Carabiniers). He became a solicitor in 1952.
Parliamentary career
Grant was Member of ParliamentMember of Parliament
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for Harrow Central
Harrow Central (UK Parliament constituency)
Harrow Central was a parliamentary constituency in Harrow, London, which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1950 until it was abolished for the 1983 general election.-Members of Parliament:...
from 1964 to 1983, then for Cambridgeshire South West
South West Cambridgeshire (UK Parliament constituency)
South West Cambridgeshire is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. Created in 1983 upon the abolition of the Cambridgeshire constituency, it was abolished in 1997 and succeeded by the constituencies of South Cambridgeshire and Huntingdon....
from 1983 until he retired in 1997. He served as a junior Minister for Industrial Development and Trade in the Heath government
Edward Heath
Sir Edward Richard George "Ted" Heath, KG, MBE, PC was a British Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and as Leader of the Conservative Party ....
of 1970 to 1974.
The Harrow Central constituency was abolished during boundary changes just before the 1983 general election. During this procedure, he competed unsuccessfully with Hugh Dykes, the sitting MP for Harrow East for the nomination for the much enlarged Harrow East constituency.