Anthony Beaumont-Dark

Anthony Beaumont-Dark

Sir Anthony Beaumont-Dark (11 October 1932 – 2 April 2006) was a British politician.

He was Conservative MP for the constituency of Birmingham Selly Oak from 1979 to 1992 and was known for being a "rent-a-quote" MP who would deliver a pithy and memorable comment on almost any public issue.

He defeated Thomas Litterick of the Labour Party in 1979, and served as a backbencher until his defeat in the 1992 general election by Dr Lynne Jones, the Labour candidate. He was knighted the same year.

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* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/1/newsid_2828000/2828819.stm In the House of Commons] Chancellor of the Exchequer Nigel Lawson uses an answer to a written question by Sir Anthony to announce the phasing out of the halfpenny coin BBC News 1 February 1984
* [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/04/04/db0401.xml&sSheet=/portal/2006/04/04/ixportal.html Obituary in the Daily Telegraph]
* [http://www.guardian.co.uk/obituaries/story/0,,1746777,00.html Obituary in The Guardian] by Andrew Roth


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