- Richard Shenton
Richard Joseph "Dick" Shenton was a politician in
Jersey until his retirement in 2005.Biography
Dick Shenton was Chairman of Troy Stevedores and served as a director on the board of Securicor (now G4S).
Electoral History
Dick Shenton was first elected to the
States of Jersey as Senator in 1969 and served until 1999,In Oct 1993 he received 8,755 votes polling sixth
He was re-elected in a by-election in 2004 achieving 7,144 votes with a majority of 5,500. [ [http://www.bbc.co.uk/jersey/myisland/gov/elections/2004/by_election/candidates/dick_shenton/index.shtml BBC - Jersey - My Island > Gov > Elections > Candidates ] ]
Life in the States
Dick Shenton was President of a number of committees, including tourism in 1993 [ [http://www.jersey.co.uk/jsyinfo/grenlane.html Jersey's Green Lanes ] ]
References
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