David Mudd
David Mudd | |
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| Born | William David Mudd 2 June 1933 Falmouth, Cornwall |
| Died | 28 April 2020 (aged 86) Plymouth, Devon |
| Occupation | Politician |
William David Mudd (2 June 1933 – 28 April 2020) was a British politician.
Mudd was born in Falmouth, Cornwall, in June 1933. He was educated at Truro Cathedral School and was a member of the Tavistock Urban District Council from 1959 to 1961.[1] He carried out his National service on merchant ships in the 1950s and, after working for a brief period as a stage manager in ballrooms all over the UK, he decided to take on a career in radio and television broadcast journalism.
He was Conservative MP for Falmouth and Camborne from 1970 until 1992, when he stood down. It was considered a surprise when he decided to stand in his old constituency at the 2005 general election as an independent candidate.[2] He came fifth with 2% of the vote.
In the 1970s, Mudd was a member of Mebyon Kernow as well as the Conservative Party.[3] He was also a newsreader on Westward Television in the 1970s and a Cornish bard.[4]
He died in Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, Devon in April 2020 at the age of 86.[5]
References
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- ^ Times guide to the House of Commons June 1983 (Times Books, 1983), p. 122
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- Times Guide to the House of Commons 1987, BBC news website
External links
[edit | edit source]- Mr David Mudd: speeches in Parliament Hansard 1803-2005
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- 1933 births
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- Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
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- Politicians from Cornwall
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- UK MPs 1979–1983
- UK MPs 1983–1987
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- Bards of Gorsedh Kernow
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