Thomas Lascelles Isa Shandon Valiant Iremonger (14 March 1916 - 13 May 1998) was a British

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 Conservative Party

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 politician.

Iremonger was educated at King's College, Canterbury and Oriel College, Oxford, where he gained a sailing blue

University Sporting Blue

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, then worked as a district officer in the Colonial Administrative Service in the Western Pacific

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. He served with the RNVR during World War II

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, seeing war service at sea. In 1942 he joined the New Zealand Navy and was commissioned the following year. He was an editor, author, journalist and Lloyd's of London

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 underwriter, and worked as a public relations officer and for Conservative Central Office. A barrister, he was called to the Bar by Inner Temple

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. He served as a councillor on Chelsea Borough Council

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 1953.

Iremonger contested Birmingham Northfield in 1950. He was elected Member of Parliament

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 for Ilford North

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 at a 1954 by-election

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, and served until 1974 when he was defeated by Labour

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's Millie Miller

Millie Miller

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 in the October election of that year

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. In 1978 he stood in the by-election following Miller's death as 'Conservative Independent Democrat', coming fifth.

Iremonger was a cousin of Anthony Eden

Anthony Eden

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. His wife Lucille Iremonger was a successful writer and broadcaster.