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Sir Nicholas Cosmo Bonsor, 4th Baronet DL (born 9 December 1942) is a British Conservative politician.
Bonsor was Member of Parliament for Nantwich from 1979 to 1983, then for Upminster from 1983 until he lost the seat to Labour's Keith Darvill in 1997. He was Minister of State for Foreign Affairs from 1995 to 1997 and practised as a barrister in London.
He lives at Liscombe Park near Soulbury in Buckinghamshire and is a Deputy Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire.
He has pledged support, by appearing together in a public meeting, to Nigel Farage MEP in his 2010 UK general election campaign for the Buckingham constituency, standing against the speaker of the House (standing for re-election), John Bercow.
Family
Sir Nicholas is the elder son of the late Sir Bryan Bonsor (1916–1997) and his wife Elizabeth Hambro (1920–1995). In 1969, he married Hon. Nadine Marisa Lampson, now the Hon. Lady Bonsor, a daughter of Graham Curtis Lampson, 2nd Baron Killearn. They have had five children, including elder son and heir Alexander Cosmo Walrond Bonsor (b. 1976) and twin daughters.
References
- Times Guide to the House of Commons, Times Newspapers Limited, 1997
- Sir Nicholas Bonsor's website. Last accessed 15 December 2007.
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
- Leigh Rayment's List of Baronets
Parliament of the United Kingdom Preceded by
John CockroftMember of Parliament for Nantwich
1979–1983Constituency abolished Preceded by
John LoveridgeMember of Parliament for Upminster
1983–1997Succeeded by
Keith DarvillBaronetage of the United Kingdom Preceded by
Bryan Cosmo BonsorBaronet
(of Kingswood)
1977–presentIncumbent Categories:- 1942 births
- Living people
- Conservative Party (UK) MPs
- Members of the United Kingdom Parliament for English constituencies
- UK MPs 1979–1983
- UK MPs 1983–1987
- UK MPs 1987–1992
- UK MPs 1992–1997
- Deputy Lieutenants of Buckinghamshire
- People from Leighton Buzzard
- Conservative MP (UK), 1940s birth stubs
- English politician stubs
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