Jocelyn Benedict Laurence Cadbury (3 March 1946 – 31 July 1982) was a British Conservative Party politician.
Jocelyn Cadbury | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Birmingham Northfield | |
| In office 3 May 1979 – 31 July 1982 | |
| Preceded by | Raymond Carter |
| Succeeded by | John Spellar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jocelyn Benedict Laurence Cadbury 3 March 1946 Birmingham, England |
| Died | 31 July 1982 (aged 36) Birmingham, England |
| Cause of death | Suicide by gunshot |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Relatives | Adrian Cadbury (brother) Dominic Cadbury (brother) |
| Education | Eton College Trinity College, Cambridge |
Early life and education
editJocelyn Cadbury was born in Birmingham in 1946,[1] the son of Laurence Cadbury and Joyce (née Mathews),[2] and the younger brother of Adrian Cadbury and Dominic Cadbury. He was educated at Eton College and at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated with a degree in Economics and Anthropology. Alongside his studies, he was a keen rower.[3]
In 1970, he began working at Lucas Industries in Birmingham, as an industrial relations officer. From 1974, he worked for Cadbury.[3]
Political career
editAt the 1979 general election, on his second attempt, Cadbury was elected Member of Parliament for Birmingham Northfield, defeating Labour incumbent Raymond Carter. It was one of the Conservatives' best and most surprising results in that election, as a Labour majority of 10,597 was overturned into a Conservative one of 204 on a 10.2% swing.
Cadbury argued for an alternative economic strategy to help manufacturing industry. Together with other Conservative MPs, he supported a September 1981 pamphlet called "Changing Gear", which criticised the government's economic approach.[3]
In November 1981, Cadbury was appointed as Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Minister of State for Industry, Norman Lamont.[3]
Death
editOn 31 July 1982, Cadbury died by suicide, shooting himself in the garden of his parents' home in Birmingham. He was 36.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ^ "CADBURY, Jocelyn Benedict Laurence". Who Was Who. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
- ^ a b c d "Obituary - Mr Jocelyn Cadbury". Financial Times. 2 August 1982.
- ^ "Heir to candy bar fortune dies of apparent suicide". United Press International. 1 August 1982. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- Times Guide to the House of Commons, 1979
- The Almanac of British Politics (1999)
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
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