Richard Alexander (politician)

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Richard Thain Alexander (born June 29, 1934 in Aberdeen , † April 20, 2008 in Newark-on-Trent ) was a British politician of the Conservative Party .

After studying law at University College London and the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies , Alexander worked as a solicitor in Scunthorpe from 1960 to 1964 and in Retford , Nottinghamshire from 1964 to 1985 . In 1977 he became mayor of Retford.

In the general election in 1966 and 1970 he ran unsuccessfully for the constituency of Lincoln . In the 1979 election he was able to narrowly and unexpectedly beat the candidate of the Labor Party , Edward Stanley Bishop , in the Newark constituency and moved into the House of Commons . He lost his seat in the 1997 Labor Party election .

Alexander had been married to Valerie Ann Winn since 1966, the couple had a son and a daughter. After separating in 1979 and divorcing in 1985, Alexander married Pat Hanson in 1987.

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SURNAME Alexander, Richard
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Alexander, Richard Thain (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British Conservative Party politician, Member of the House of Commons
DATE OF BIRTH June 29, 1934
PLACE OF BIRTH Aberdeen
DATE OF DEATH April 20, 2008
Place of death Newark-on-Trent