William van Straubenzee
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Sir William Radcliffe van Straubenzee MBE |
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Member of Parliament for Wokingham |
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In office 8 October 1959 – 15 May 1987 |
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| Preceded by | Peter Remnant |
| Succeeded by | John Redwood |
| Member General Synod of the Church of England |
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In office 1975–1985 |
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24 January 1924 London, England, UK |
| Died | 1 November 1999 (aged 75) London, England, UK |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Alma mater | Westminster School |
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Army Officer (1943-1949) Solicitor (1952-1999) Politician (1949-1999) |
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| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
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| Service/branch | Royal Artillery |
| Rank | Major |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Sir William Radcliffe van Straubenzee MBE (27 January 1924 – 2 November 1999) was a British Conservative Party politician.
The family name had come to the United Kingdom when Philip William Casimir van Straubenzee, a Belgian captain in the Dutch Blue Guards, came with Bonnie Prince Charlie to support the Jacobite rising of 1745. As the Jacobite army headed south into England, he met Jane Turner of Kirkleatham. Sir William Turner who was Lord Mayor of London in 1669, was born in Kirkleatham. In his will, he had bequeathed a substantial amount of money to his great nephew, Jane's father Cholmley Turner, a member of parliament for Yorkshire, 1727–1741. With marriage blocked by Cholmley Turner, Philip and Jane were forced to elope to marry. Becoming a member of the British Army, due to his later loyalty to the British Crown, Philip was naturalized as a British citizen by Act of Parliament in 1759 at the request of George II.
William van Straubenzee was the only son of Brigadier Arthur Bowen van Straubenzee DSO MC (the eight generation of the family to serve in the military), and his wife Margaret Joan Radcliffe. He had a sister, Vivien Isabel Ruth van Straubenzee (1934-2016).
Van Straubenzee was educated at Westminster School, where under the influence of his friend Anthony Wedgwood Benn he became a youthful socialist.
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