Humphry Berkeley
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Not to be confused with Humphrey Barclay.
Humphry John Berkeley (21 February 1926 – 14 November 1994) was a British politician and author. He was noted for his three changes of parties and his early support for gay rights.
Quick Facts Member of Parliament for Lancaster, Preceded by ...
Humphry Berkeley | |
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Member of Parliament for Lancaster | |
In office 8 October 1959 – 10 March 1966 | |
Preceded by | Fitzroy Maclean |
Succeeded by | Stanley Henig |
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Born | Humphry John Berkeley (1926-02-21)21 February 1926 Marlow, Buckinghamshire, England |
Died | 14 November 1994(1994-11-14) (aged 68) |
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Education | Pembroke College, Cambridge |
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He is also remembered for a series of hoax letters he sent as fictional headmaster "H. Rochester Sneath" while an undergraduate, and later published as The Life and Death of Rochester Sneath.