Michael Grylls
Sir (William) Michael John Grylls (21 February, 1934—7 February, 2001) was a British Conservative politician.
Grylls was educated at the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, and at the Universities of Paris and Madrid. He became a wine and tobacco importer and served as a councillor on St. Pancras Borough Council and was elected to the Greater London Council for the Cities of London and Westminster 1967-70.
Grylls contested Fulham in 1964 and 1966. He was Member of Parliament for Chertsey from 1970 to February 1974, then for Surrey North West until his retirement in 1997.
Sources
- Times Guide to the House of Commons, Times Newspapers Limited, 1992 edition.
- Michael Grylls obituary, The Guardian.