The Lord Boswell of Aynho | |
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Member of Parliament for Daventry |
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In office 12 June 1987 – 12 April 2010 |
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Preceded by | Reg Prentice |
Succeeded by | Chris Heaton-Harris |
Personal details | |
Born |
Brentwood, Essex, England |
2 December 1942
Nationality | English |
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse(s) | Helen Delahay Rees |
Education | Marlborough College |
Alma mater | New College, Oxford |
Profession | Farmer and politician |
Religion | Church of England |
Timothy Eric Boswell, Baron Boswell of Aynho (born 2 December 1942) is an Englishpolitician who was formerly the Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Daventry from 1987 until he retired at the 2010 general election.
The son of a farmer, Tim Boswell was educated at Marlborough College and New College, Oxford, where he obtained a degree in Classics and a diploma in agricultural economics.
Boswell is married to Helen Delahay Rees and they have three daughters, including the Conservative MP Victoria Prentis. Within his former constituency are Silverstone, the home of the British Grand Prix; Althorp, the childhood home of Diana, Princess of Wales and her brother the Earl Spencer; and Thenford, the village of the mansion home of Michael Heseltine.
He joined the Conservative Research Department in 1966, becoming head of the economics section in 1974. He stood for Parliament at the February 1974 general election in Rugby but lost by 6,154 votes to Labour's William Price.