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Biography

Sir Edward du Cann was born in Beckenham, 28 May 1924 to a political family: his father had been a parliamentary candidate and other relatives had been MPs.

He was educated at Woodbridge School before reading Law at St John’s College, Oxford. The Second World War interrupted a career in banking, when he served as an officer in the Navy.

In 1951 he entered Conservative politics, contesting Walthamstow West against Prime Minster Clement Attlee in 1951.

He was first elected in a by-election in 1956 for Taunton.

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He served in junior ministerial posts in the Treasury and Board of Trade, before becoming Chairman of the Conservative Party 1965-67, and the long-running Chair of the backbench 1922 Committee, holding the post between 1972 and 1984.

During his tenure he played a crucial role in the election of Margaret Thatcher as party leader. He was made a Privy Councillor in 1964, and became Chair of the Public