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Saturday, April 16, 2022

The Baron Plumb, DL 1925-2022

 The Lord Plumb, DL, a life peer, died 15 April, 2022, aged 97.

Charles Henry Plumb was born 27 March 1925. He was a British politician and farmer who went into politics as a leader of the National Farmers' Union. He later became active in the Conservative Party and was elected as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP). He served as an MEP from 1979 to 1999, and was President of the European Parliament from 1987 to 1989, the only Briton to hold the post.

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