Tom Hooson

Tom Hooson
Member of Parliament for Brecon and Radnorshire
In office 3 May 1979 – 8 May 1985
Preceded by	Caerwyn Roderick
Succeeded by	Richard Livsey
Personal details
Born	(1933-03-16)16 March 1933
Died	8 May 1985(1985-05-08) (aged 52)
Nationality	British
Political party	Conservatives
Relations	Emlyn Hooson (Cousin)
Education	University College, Oxford and Gray's Inn

Tom Ellis Hooson (16 March 1933 – 8 May 1985) was a British Conservative Party politician.

Political career[]

Hooson first stood for Parliament at Caernarvon in 1959, but was beaten by Labour's Goronwy Roberts.

He was Member of Parliament (MP) in the United Kingdom for Brecon and Radnor. He gained the seat from Labour in 1979, and held it until he died by a heart attack in office in 1985 at the age of 52. The Liberals won the resulting by-election by a narrow margin of 559 votes over Labour.

Family and Education[]

Hooson was the cousin (and political opponent) of Emlyn Hooson, former Liberal Party MP for Montgomeryshire.

Hooson was educated at Rhyl Grammar School, University College, Oxford and Gray's Inn.^[1]

References[]

• The Times Guide to the House of Commons, Times Newspapers Ltd, 1979 & 1983
• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

External links[]

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Tom Hooson

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