William Whitehead Hicks-Beach
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Not to be confused with William Frederick Hicks-Beach.
Major William Whitehead Hicks-Beach (23 March 1907 – 1 January 1975) was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Cheltenham from 1950 to 1964, and also an Alderman of Cheltenham Borough Council.
He was a relative of the Earls St Aldwyn. He married Diana (née Hoare) (1911–2002) in about 1939, and they had two daughters, Elizabeth & Rosemary, and one son, Mark Hicks Beach (1943–1988).
He is buried in the The Blessed Virgin St Mary's Churchyard, at Great Witcombe in Gloucestershire. [1]
A road on the Hesters Way council estate in Cheltenham is named for him.
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- This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.
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| Preceded by Daniel Lipson |
Member of Parliament for Cheltenham 1950–1964 |
Succeeded by Sir Douglas Dodds-Parker |
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