Toby Henry Francis Jessel (born 11 July 1934) is a British

United Kingdom

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 Conservative Party

Conservative Party (UK)

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 politician.

Early life

Jessel was educated at the Royal Naval College

Britannia Royal Naval College

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, Dartmouth

Dartmouth, Devon

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 and Balliol College, Oxford

Balliol College, Oxford

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 and was an exporter. He served as a councillor in the London Borough of Southwark

London Borough of Southwark

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 from 1964.

Political career

Jessel contested Peckham

Peckham (UK Parliament constituency)

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 in 1964 and Kingston upon Hull North

Kingston upon Hull North (UK Parliament constituency)

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 twice in 1966 in both a by-election

Hull North by-election, 1966

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 and the subsequent general election

United Kingdom general election, 1966

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. He represented Richmond-upon-Thames

London Borough of Richmond upon Thames

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 on the Greater London Council

Greater London Council

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 1967-73. He was elected Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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 (MP) for Twickenham

Twickenham (UK Parliament constituency)

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 at the 1970 general election

United Kingdom general election, 1970

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, the seat having been vacant since the death of Gresham Cooke

Gresham Cooke

Roger Gresham Cooke was a British Conservative Party politician.He was the son of Dr. Arthur Cooke, F.R.C.S., senior surgeon to Addenbrooke's Hospital.-Early life:...

 on 22 February 1970, and held it until he was defeated by Liberal Democrat

Liberal Democrats

The Liberal Democrats are a social liberal political party in the United Kingdom which supports constitutional and electoral reform, progressive taxation, wealth taxation, human rights laws, cultural liberalism, banking reform and civil liberties .The party was formed in 1988 by a merger of the...

 Vincent Cable

Vincent Cable

Dr. John Vincent "Vince" Cable is a British Liberal Democrat politician and economist who is currently the Business Secretary in the coalition cabinet of David Cameron. He has been Member of Parliament for Twickenham since 1997....

 at the 1997 general election

United Kingdom general election, 1997

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