Derek Page, Baron Whaddon
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John Derek Page, Baron Whaddon (14 August 1927 – 16 August 2005), was a British politician and export agent/consultant.
Background[]
Derek Page, as he was usually known, was born the son of a lorry driver in Sale, Greater Manchester. He was educated at St Bede's College, Manchester, and the University of London, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in chemistry. Page was Director of the Cambridge Chemical Co. from 1962 and of Rindalbourne Ltd. from 1983 to 1990. He was also Chairman of Daltrade Ltd. from 1983, and of Skorimpex-Rind from 1986.
In 1964, he became Labour Member of Parliament (MP) for Kings Lynn, and held this seat until 1970, when he lost to the Conservative candidate Christopher Brocklebank-Fowler (who would later join the SDP). He refought Brocklebank-Fowler for the changed seat of North West Norfolk in February 1974 but was again defeated. Later he left Labour and himself defected to the SDP, but rejoined in 1994.
Peerage[]
On 26 April 1978, Page was created a life peer with the title Baron Whaddon, of Whaddon in the County of Cambridgeshire.[1] In 1989, he was awarded the Golden Insignia of the Order of Merit by Poland.
Family[]
He was married firstly to Catherine Audrey Halls from 1948 until her death in 1979; they had two children. He married, secondly, to Angela Rixson in 1981, and they were married until his death.
Death[]
Lord Whaddon died two days after his 78th birthday on 16 August 2005.
Arms[]
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References[]
- ^ "No. 47522". The London Gazette. 28 April 1978. p. 5007.
- The Times (18 August 2005). "Obituary". London. Retrieved 7 November 2006.
- Times Guide to the House of Commons, February 1974
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [self-published source][better source needed]
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
External links[]
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Derek Page
- 1927 births
- 2005 deaths
- 20th-century British businesspeople
- Labour Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
- UK MPs 1964–1966
- UK MPs 1966–1970
- UK MPs who were granted peerages
- Alumni of the University of London
- People educated at St Bede's College, Manchester
- People from Sale, Greater Manchester
- Labour Party (UK) life peers
- Social Democratic Party (UK) life peers
- People from South Cambridgeshire District
- Labour MP for England stubs
- Life peer stubs