Jasper More
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Sir Jasper More was a British
Conservative Party
politician, the son of Sir Thomas Jasper Mytten More (died 1947), a Shropshire landowner, and Lady Norah Browne, daughter of Henry Browne, 5th Marquess of Sligo.
More was educated at Eton College
and King's College, Cambridge
, becoming a barrister, called by Lincoln's Inn
and Middle Temple
in 1930. His career at the bar ended with the outbreak of World War II
. He was a civilian employee of the Ministry of Economic Warfare and the Ministry of Aircraft Production and Light Metals Control until 1942, was commissioned as an Army legal officer on the General List in 1943, and was in Italy
until 1945 and with the military government of the Dodecanese
until 1946. In 1944, he married Clare Hope-Edwards, also a Shropshire landowner. They had no children.
He was a landowner and farmer and chaired the Shropshire
branch of the Country Landowners' Association 1955–60. He became a Shropshire County Council
lor in 1958, and was later a deputy lieutenant
and justice of the peace
.
During the 1960s More joined the Conservative Monday Club
, and he was elected Member of Parliament
for Ludlow
in a 1960 by-election
, a seat he held until 1979, preceding Eric Cockeram
. He introduced the Deer Act, 1963 to protect deer
not kept in enclosed parks. More was made a government whip in February 1964, then become an opposition whip, and again for the government benches from 1970 to 1971, when he resigned in disagreement with the government's policy on the European Economic Community
. He was knighted in 1979.
More was politically unambitious, gaining his whip posts largely through conscientious attendance. He principally devoted himself to life as a country squire. He authored several books, including The Saving of Income Tax, Surtax and Death Duties and the Shell Guide to English Villages.
United Kingdom
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Conservative Party
Conservative Party (UK)
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politician, the son of Sir Thomas Jasper Mytten More (died 1947), a Shropshire landowner, and Lady Norah Browne, daughter of Henry Browne, 5th Marquess of Sligo.
More was educated at Eton College
Eton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
and King's College, Cambridge
King's College, Cambridge
King's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England. The college's full name is "The King's College of our Lady and Saint Nicholas in Cambridge", but it is usually referred to simply as "King's" within the University....
, becoming a barrister, called by Lincoln's Inn
Lincoln's Inn
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and Middle Temple
Middle Temple
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in 1930. His career at the bar ended with the outbreak of World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. He was a civilian employee of the Ministry of Economic Warfare and the Ministry of Aircraft Production and Light Metals Control until 1942, was commissioned as an Army legal officer on the General List in 1943, and was in Italy
Italy
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until 1945 and with the military government of the Dodecanese
Dodecanese
The Dodecanese are a group of 12 larger plus 150 smaller Greek islands in the Aegean Sea, of which 26 are inhabited. Τhis island group generally defines the eastern limit of the Sea of Crete. They belong to the Southern Sporades island group...
until 1946. In 1944, he married Clare Hope-Edwards, also a Shropshire landowner. They had no children.
He was a landowner and farmer and chaired the Shropshire
Shropshire
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branch of the Country Landowners' Association 1955–60. He became a Shropshire County Council
County council
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lor in 1958, and was later a deputy lieutenant
Deputy Lieutenant
In the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is one of several deputies to the Lord Lieutenant of a lieutenancy area; an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county, Scottish lieutenancy area, or Northern Irish county borough or county....
and justice of the peace
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
.
During the 1960s More joined the Conservative Monday Club
Conservative Monday Club
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, and he was elected Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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for Ludlow
Ludlow (UK Parliament constituency)
Ludlow is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
in a 1960 by-election
By-election
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, a seat he held until 1979, preceding Eric Cockeram
Eric Cockeram
Eric Paul Cockeram is a British Conservative Party politician.Originally elected Member of Parliament for Bebington in 1970, Cockeram lost his seat in the first 1974 general election...
. He introduced the Deer Act, 1963 to protect deer
Deer
Deer are the ruminant mammals forming the family Cervidae. Species in the Cervidae family include white-tailed deer, elk, moose, red deer, reindeer, fallow deer, roe deer and chital. Male deer of all species and female reindeer grow and shed new antlers each year...
not kept in enclosed parks. More was made a government whip in February 1964, then become an opposition whip, and again for the government benches from 1970 to 1971, when he resigned in disagreement with the government's policy on the European Economic Community
European Economic Community
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. He was knighted in 1979.
More was politically unambitious, gaining his whip posts largely through conscientious attendance. He principally devoted himself to life as a country squire. He authored several books, including The Saving of Income Tax, Surtax and Death Duties and the Shell Guide to English Villages.