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Dorothy Brant (1906-2009)
Thu, 12 Feb 2009 10:55:49 -0800 (PST)
Dorothy Brant, who died on February 1 2009 aged 102, was the last
surviving pioneer of the movement to bring women into the Conservative
Party's constituency organisations after the Suffragettes had won them
the right to vote.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/4594151/Dorothy-Brant.html
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Reg Davies (1929-2009)
Wed, 11 Feb 2009 10:55:05 -0800 (PST)
Ellis Reginald Davies, footballer: born Cymmer, near Swansea 27 May
1929; played for Southend United 1949-51, Newcastle United 1951-58,
Swansea Town 1958-62, Carlisle United 1962-64; capped six times by
Wales 1952-57; married to Eileen Laird (two sons, one daughter); died
Perth, Australia, 9 February 2009.
Reg ...
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Sir George Godber, GCB (1908-2009)
Wed, 11 Feb 2009 10:26:52 -0800 (PST)
Sir George Godber, who died on February 7, 2009, aged 100, helped to
found and plan the NHS and played a leading role in shaping it over
its first 35 years; from 1960 to 1973 he wielded immense influence as
Chief Medical Officer (CMO) at the Department of Health and Social
Security.
To most NHS patients Godber ...
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Viscountess Sidmouth (c1953-2009)
Tue, 10 Feb 2009 18:08:49 -0800 (PST)
The Viscountess Sidmouth, wife of the 8th Viscount Sidmouth (Peerage
of the United Kingdom, let. pat. 12 Jan 1805), died at her home, 1
February, 2009, aged 55. She was the former Una Coogan, 1st dau. of
James Coogan, of Compton Bassett, co. Wiltshire, and married the Hon
Jeremy Francis Addington, as his 2nd wife, ...
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Bashir Ahmad, MSP (1940-2009)
Tue, 10 Feb 2009 12:26:18 -0800 (PST)
Bashir Ahmad, MSP 2007-09, was born on February 12, 1940. He died of a
heart attack on February 6, 2009, aged 68. He was one of seven members
of the Scottish Parliament who represented the regional constituency
of Glasgow. As a member of the Scottish National Party, he brought his
influence to bear on debates incl ...
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R. D. Collison Black (1922-2008)
Tue, 10 Feb 2009 12:23:57 -0800 (PST)
R. D. Collison Black, Emeritus Professor of Economics at Queen?s
University, Belfast, was born on June 11, 1922. He died on December 7,
2008, aged 86. Professor R. D. Collison Black was an academic who
explored Irish economic development at the time of the mid-19th
century famine. He was also an expert on the life ...
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Bobby Butlin (1934-2008)
Tue, 10 Feb 2009 12:22:00 -0800 (PST)
Bobby Butlin was the charismatic chairman and managing director of
Butlins holiday camps from 1968 to 1984. He took over from his father,
the celebrated Sir Billy Butlin, at a time when traditional summer
holidays in Britain were undergoing a radical change. During the 1970s
holidaymakers had discovered the new de ...
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Mickey Gee (1943-2009)
Tue, 10 Feb 2009 12:20:09 -0800 (PST)
Mickey Gee, guitarist, was born on December 31, 1943. He died on
January 21, 2009, aged 65.
Mickey Gee was one of those stalwart musicians whose playing was
familiar to millions but whose name was known to very few.
Dubbed ?the master of the Telecaster? after his favourite instrument
and ?the best guitarist eve ...
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David Walker (1934-2008)
Tue, 10 Feb 2009 12:16:26 -0800 (PST)
David Walker, costume designer, was born on July 18, 1934. He died
after a stroke on December 27, 2008, aged 74. Walker?s costumes were
seen worldwide on some of the great opera and ballet stars of the
postwar era. He often provided the sets as well, but it was as a
costume designer that he won a reputation for hi ...
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Ronald Knox-Mawer (1925-2009)
Tue, 10 Feb 2009 12:11:32 -0800 (PST)
Ronald Knox-Mawer, judge, writer and friend to the homeless, was born
on August 3, 1925. He died on February 7, 2009, aged 83. He combined
careers and activities in a remarkable way, being successful in the
law in exotic places and at the same time a writer and broadcaster of
humorous sketches. In retirement he wa ...
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