John Norman Radcliffe was a former member of the Legislative Council of 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 1931 and educated at Ramsey Grammar School

Ramsey Grammar School

Ramsey Grammar School is a coeducational comprehensive secondary school located in Ramsey, on the Isle of Man.A grammar school has existed in Ramsey since 1681. It moved to Lezayre Road in 1933 and was housed in a building that now forms the east building of the present school...

. He became a farmer before being both a member and the Chairman of the Andreas Parish Commissioners. For a long time he worked for the MER (Manx Electric Railway) and was Station Master at Ramsey.

In 1976 he was elected as Member of 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....

 for Ayre

Ayre

Ayre is one of six sheadings in the Isle of Man and consists of the parishes of Andreas, Bride and Lezayre.Ayre is also a House of Keys constituency, electing a single MHK....

(with the slogan A.Y.R.E. - All Year Round Effort) and in 1985 he was elevated to the Legislative Council (LegCo). He also served as the Chairman (now Minister) of several Boards in the pre-Ministerial era. Just before he died he was appointed as Captain of the Parish for Kirk Andreas. He died in 2002.

Governmental positions

• Chairman of the Highway and Transport Board, 1979–1982
• Chairman of the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries, 1982–1986
• Chairman of the Insurance Authority, 1988-?