John Cordle
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John Howard Cordle was a British
Conservative Party
politician.
Cordle, the son of Ernest William Cordle, was educated at the City of London School
and became managing director of E. W. Cordle and Son Ltd. in 1946. He was also a member of Lloyd's of London
. He served as a member of the Church Assembly 1946-53, as a director of the Church Society
from 1951 and of the Church of England
newspaper from 1959.
Cordle contested the Wrekin in 1951. He was Member of Parliament
for Bournemouth East and Christchurch
from 1959 to 1974, and after boundary changes, for Bournemouth East from 1974 to 1977, when he resigned as a result of the John Poulson
scandal. David Atkinson
was elected as his successor in the subsequent by-election
.
He married 2ndly 1957 (div 1971) Venetia Caroline Maynard (b. 22 March 1936) by whom he had issue one son and three daughters, including Marina, Viscountess Cowdray
. He md 3rdly 1976 Terttu Heikura, his children's nanny who was 35 years his junior, by whom he had two sons. Only this last wife's name was included in his Who's Who entry.
By his first marriage 1938-1956:
By his second marriage 1957-1971
By his third marriage 1976-2002 [death]
United Kingdom
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Conservative Party
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
politician.
Cordle, the son of Ernest William Cordle, was educated at the City of London School
City of London School
The City of London School is a boys' independent day school on the banks of the River Thames in the City of London, England. It is the brother school of the City of London School for Girls and the co-educational City of London Freemen's School...
and became managing director of E. W. Cordle and Son Ltd. in 1946. He was also a member of Lloyd's of London
Lloyd's of London
Lloyd's, also known as Lloyd's of London, is a British insurance and reinsurance market. It serves as a partially mutualised marketplace where multiple financial backers, underwriters, or members, whether individuals or corporations, come together to pool and spread risk...
. He served as a member of the Church Assembly 1946-53, as a director of the Church Society
Church Society
Church Society is a conservative evangelical Anglican organisation, and registered charity, formed in 1950 by the merger of the Anglican Church Association and National Church League ....
from 1951 and of the Church of England
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
newspaper from 1959.
Cordle contested the Wrekin in 1951. He was Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Bournemouth East and Christchurch
Bournemouth East and Christchurch (UK Parliament constituency)
Bournemouth East and Christchurch is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. It returned one Member of Parliament, using the first past the post electoral system from the United Kingdom general election, 1950 until the constituency was abolished in 1974.The seat was based upon the...
from 1959 to 1974, and after boundary changes, for Bournemouth East from 1974 to 1977, when he resigned as a result of the John Poulson
John Poulson
John Garlick Llewellyn Poulson was a British architect and businessman who caused a major political scandal when his use of bribery was disclosed in 1972. The highest-ranking figure to be forced out was Conservative Home Secretary Reginald Maudling...
scandal. David Atkinson
David Atkinson
David Anthony Atkinson was Conservative British Member of Parliament for Bournemouth East from a 1977 by-election until he stepped down at the 2005 general election.-Early life:...
was elected as his successor in the subsequent by-election
By-election
A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....
.
Family
Cordle was married three times. He was first married 1938 (div 1956) to Grace Lucy Walkey (b. 1918); by this marriage, he had issue four sons and a daughter, of whom only two (or three) sons outlived him.He married 2ndly 1957 (div 1971) Venetia Caroline Maynard (b. 22 March 1936) by whom he had issue one son and three daughters, including Marina, Viscountess Cowdray
Viscount Cowdray
Viscount Cowdray, of Cowdray in the County of West Sussex, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1917 for the industrialist Weetman Pearson, 1st Baron Cowdray, head of the Pearson conglomerate...
. He md 3rdly 1976 Terttu Heikura, his children's nanny who was 35 years his junior, by whom he had two sons. Only this last wife's name was included in his Who's Who entry.
By his first marriage 1938-1956:
- Anthony John Cordle (b. 1939) who md 1966 Miranda Mary Marling (1941-2001) eldest daughter of Sir John Stanley Vincent Marling, 4th BtMarling BaronetsThe Marling Baronetcy, of Stanley Park and Sedbury Park in the County of Gloucester, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 22 May 1882 for the cloth manufacturer and Liberal politician Samuel Marling. The second Baronet served as High Sheriff of Gloucester in 1888...
(d. 1977), and had issue 2 daus- Lucia Georgina Diana Cordle, b.11 Nov 1968
- Jessica Grace Rosanne Cordle, b.1972
- Paul Howard Cordle (b. 29 Jan 1941)
- Hugh Cordle (d. inf. 1944)
- Charles Cordle (1945-21 Dec 1999 )
- Roseanne Cordle (d. 1970)
By his second marriage 1957-1971
- Sophie Jane Cordle (b. 9 Feb 1958)
- Rupert Alister Peter John Cordle (b. 14 May 1959); md 1989 to Camilla Ann Wigram, a niece of Lord BethellBaron BethellBaron Bethell, of Romford in the County of Essex, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1922 for the banker and Liberal politician Sir John Bethell, 1st Baronet, who had previously represented Romford and East Ham North in Parliament. He had already been created a...
(d. 2007), and has issue, three sons. - Marina Rose Cordle (b. 6 May 1960) md 1 July 1987 (as his 2nd wife) Michael Orlando Weetman Pearson, 4th Viscount CowdrayViscount CowdrayViscount Cowdray, of Cowdray in the County of West Sussex, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1917 for the industrialist Weetman Pearson, 1st Baron Cowdray, head of the Pearson conglomerate...
, son of Weetman John Churchill Pearson, 3rd Viscount Cowdray and his 1st wife Lady Anne Pamela Bridgeman. They have issue, two sons and three daughters.
By his third marriage 1976-2002 [death]
- a son
- a son