- Martin Redmayne, Baron Redmayne
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Martin Redmayne, Baron Redmayne, Bt., DSO, TD, PC (16 November 1910 – 28 April 1983) was a British Conservative politician.
Redmayne was the second son of civil engineer and farmer, Leonard Redmayne and his wife Mildred and was educated at Radley College. He served in World War II, commanding the 14th Battalion of the Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) in Italy in 1943 and the 66th Infantry Brigade from 1944–45. He was awarded the DSO in 1944 and made an Honorary Brigadier in 1945.
In 1950, Redmayne entered the Commons as Conservative MP for Rushcliffe in 1950. He was a Government Whip a year later, a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury from 1953–59, Deputy Chief Whip from 1955–59 and Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury and Government Chief Whip from 1959–64. Admitted to the Privy Council in 1959, he was made a baronet in 1964 and upon his leaving the Commons in 1966, was given a life peerage as Baron Redmayne of Rushcliffe in the County of Nottinghamshire. Lord Redmayne died in 1983 and his baronetcy was inherited by his eldest son, Nicholas.
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- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Martin Redmayne
Parliament of the United Kingdom Preceded by
Florence PatonMember of Parliament for Rushcliffe
1950–1966Succeeded by
Antony GardnerPolitical offices Preceded by
Edward HeathParliamentary Secretary to the Treasury
1959–1964Succeeded by
Ted ShortBaronetage of the United Kingdom Preceded by
New creationBaronet
(of Rushcliffe)
1964–1983Succeeded by
Nicholas RedmayneCategories:- Conservative Party (UK) MPs
- Conservative Party (UK) life peers
- Members of the United Kingdom Parliament for English constituencies
- Companions of the Distinguished Service Order
- Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom
- Sherwood Foresters officers
- British Army personnel of World War II
- 1910 births
- 1983 deaths
- UK MPs 1950–1951
- UK MPs 1951–1955
- UK MPs 1955–1959
- UK MPs 1959–1964
- UK MPs 1964–1966
- Old Radleians
- Peerage of the United Kingdom baron stubs
- Conservative MP (UK), 1910s birth stubs
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