Nicholas Bonsor
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Sir Nicholas Cosmo Bonsor, 4th Baronet DL (born 9 December 1942) is a British Conservative politician.
Bonsor was Member of Parliament for Nantwich from 1979 to 1983, then for Upminster from 1983 until he lost the seat to Labour's Keith Darvill in 1997. He was Minister for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs from 1995 to 1997 and practises as a barrister in London.
He lives in Leighton Buzzard in Bedfordshire and is a Deputy Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire.
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[edit] Family
Sir Nicholas is the elder son of the late Sir Bryan Bonsor (1916-1997) and his wife Elizabeth Hambro (1920-1995). In 1969, he married Hon. Nadine Marisa Lampson, now the Hon. Lady Bonsor, a daughter of Graham Curtis Lampson, 2nd Baron Killearn. They have had issue, five children, including an elder son and heir Alexander Cosmo Walrond Bonsor (b. 1976) and younger twin daughters.
[edit] References
- Times Guide to the House of Commons, Times Newspapers Limited, 1997
- Sir Nicholas Bonsor's website. Last accessed 15 December 2007.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
[edit] External links
- Sir Nicholas Bonsor, Bt, DL business page describing his activities and interests.
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by John Cockroft |
Member of Parliament for Nantwich 1979–1983 |
Succeeded by constituency abolished |
| Preceded by John Loveridge |
Member of Parliament for Upminster 1983–1997 |
Succeeded by Keith Darvill |
| Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by Bryan Cosmo Bonsor |
Baronet (of Kingswood) 1977–present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
[edit] References
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page

