Geoffrey Thornton Cannell (1942 – September 24, 2007 was a former Member of the House of Keys

Member of the House of Keys

Member of the House of Keys, or MHK is the title given to a person who has been elected into the House of Keys, the lower house of Tynwald, the parliament of the Isle of Man. There are twenty-four Members of the House of Keys. Elections are held every five years; the last election took place in...

 (MHK) and a sports broadcaster in the Isle of Man

Isle of Man

The Isle of Man , otherwise known simply as Mann , is a self-governing British Crown Dependency, located in the Irish Sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland, within the British Isles. The head of state is Queen Elizabeth II, who holds the title of Lord of Mann. The Lord of Mann is...

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He was born in Douglas

Douglas, Isle of Man

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 and educated on the Island. Apart from his brief spell in the House of Keys

House of Keys

The House of Keys is the directly elected lower branch of Tynwald, the parliament of the Isle of Man, the other branch being the Legislative Council....

 and another in the Tourist Board from 1978 he worked for Manx Radio

Manx Radio

Manx Radio is the national commercial radio station for the Isle of Man.The station began broadcasting on 29 June 1964, almost ten years before commercial radio was licensed in the United Kingdom. The Isle of Man, having its own government and laws, was not subject to the rules prohibiting...

 as Press Officer, Sports Editor and News Editor. He generally is well known for covering major sports events, especially the TT

Isle of Man TT

The International Isle of Man TT Race is a motorcycle racing event held on the Isle of Man and was for many years the most prestigious motorcycle race in the world...

 and also for his coverage of Tynwald

Tynwald

The Tynwald , or more formally, the High Court of Tynwald is the legislature of the Isle of Man. It is claimed to be the oldest continuous parliamentary body in the world, consisting of the directly elected House of Keys and the indirectly chosen Legislative Council.The Houses sit jointly, for...

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In 1998 he was elected the MHK for Onchan

Onchan

Onchan , is a village in the parish of Onchan on the Isle of Man. It is at the north end of Douglas Bay. Although administratively a village, it has the second largest population on the island, after Douglas, with which it forms a conurbation....

, following Ray Kniveton's

John Raymond Kniveton

John Raymond Kniveton was a Member of the Legislative Council of the Isle of Man.Born in 1933, he was educated at Douglas High School. He joined NatWest Bank and the Royal Air Force before becoming the Managing Director of Tours and a director of Laxey Glen Mills...

 elevation to the Legislative Council. However he lost his seat at the 2001 Manx General Election to Adrian Earnshaw

Adrian Earnshaw

Adrian John Earnshaw MHK is a Manx politician, who was the Minister of Home Affairs in the Isle of Man Government and a Member of the House of Keys for Onchan.-Early life and career:...

 by some 300 votes.

He died on 24 September 2007 following a stroke

Stroke

A stroke, previously known medically as a cerebrovascular accident , is the rapidly developing loss of brain function due to disturbance in the blood supply to the brain. This can be due to ischemia caused by blockage , or a hemorrhage...

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