John Deane Spence (7 December 1920 – 4 March 1986) was a

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politician. Spence was educated at

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and worked as a building and civil engineering contractor, merchant banker and farmer. In 1944, he married Hester Nicholson, and they had two children. Spence contested

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in 1964, and Sheffield Heeley in 1966. He was Member of Parliament for Sheffield Heeley from 1970 to 1974,

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from 1974 to 1983, and

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from 1983 until he died at

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on 4 March 1986. He was a member of the Speaker's panel of chairmen.

References

*''The Times Guide to the House of Commons'', Times Newspapers Ltd, 1966 & 1983 *

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* 1920 births 1986 deaths Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1970–1974 UK MPs 1974 UK MPs 1974–1979 UK MPs 1979–1983 UK MPs 1983–1987 {{England-Conservative-UK-MP-1920s-stub