David Renton
The Lord Renton | |
|---|---|
David Renton | |
| Chairman of the National Liberal Party | |
| In office 1964–1968 | |
| Preceded by | Colin Thornton-Kemsley |
| Succeeded by | Office dissolved |
| Member of the House of Lords | |
| Life peerage 11 July 1979 – 24 May 2007 | |
| Member of Parliament for Huntingdonshire | |
| In office 5 July 1945 – 7 April 1979 | |
| Preceded by | Sidney Peters |
| Succeeded by | John Major |
| Personal details | |
| Born | David Lockhart-Mure Renton 12 August 1908 Dartford, Kent, England |
| Died | 24 May 2007 (aged 98) Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, England |
| Party | Conservative |
| Other political affiliations | National Liberal |
| Spouse |
Claire Cicely ("Paddy") Duncan
(m. 1947; died 1986) |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Oundle School |
| Alma mater | University College, Oxford |
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David Lockhart-Mure Renton, Baron Renton, KBE, TD, PC, QC, DL (12 August 1908 – 24 May 2007) was a British politician who served for more than six decades in Parliament, 34 years in the House of Commons and then 28 years in the House of Lords.
Renton was Member of Parliament for Huntingdonshire from 1945 to 1979, initially as a Liberal National and then in accordance with the party's successive mergers with the Conservatives, as a "National Liberal and Conservative", then in 1968 he was one of the final three National Liberal MPs who opted to wind up the party and become a full part of the Conservatives. He became a life peer in 1979, and was the oldest member of the House of Lords from 2004 until his death.