Sir Gordon Shattock (12 May 1928 – 10 April 2010) was a British veterinarian who served as the Conservative Party's Western-area Chairman. He survived the 1984 Brighton bombing, which claimed the life of his first wife, Jeanne. He suffered sensory damage to his vision and hearing. A native of

Exeter Exeter ( ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and the county town of Devon in South West England. It is situated on the River Exe, approximately northeast of Plymouth and southwest of Bristol. In Roman Britain, Exeter w ...

, Shattock was educated at Hele's School. He studied

veterinary science Veterinary medicine is the branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, management, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, disorder, and injury in non-human animals. The scope of veterinary medicine is wide, covering all animal species, both ...

at the

Royal Veterinary College The Royal Veterinary College (informally the RVC) is a veterinary school located in London and a member institution of the federal University of London. The RVC was founded in 1791 and joined the University of London in 1949. It is the oldest an ...

in London and worked in that profession in his native city for more than three decades. He was forced to retire after the bombing due to the damage he had sustained in the blast. He met his second wife, Wendy, at

Exeter Cathedral Exeter Cathedral, properly known as the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter in Exeter, is an Anglican cathedral, and the seat of the Bishop of Exeter, in the city status in the United Kingdom, city of Exeter, Devon, in South West England. The presen ...

, where his wife's memorial service was held in December 1984. They married four years later. He chaired the Exeter Cathedral Music Foundation Trust until 2004. He died aged 81 at The Lodge nursing home in Exeter, survived by his wife and his two children from his first marriage.

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Notice of Sir Gordon Shattock's death
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