John Stonehouse

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John Stonehouse

John Stonehouse AKA John Thomson Stonehouse

Born: 28-Jul-1925
Died: 14-Apr-1988
Location of death: Southampton, England
Cause of death: Heart Failure

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Politician

Nationality: England
Executive summary: British MP, faked his own death

Faked his own death in Miami on 20 November 1974, and fled to Australia.

Wife: Barbara (div., three children)
Wife: Sheila Buckley (mistress in 1970s, m. 1981, one son)

High School: Taunton's Secondary Grammar School, Southampton, England
University: London School of Economics

UK Member of Parliament for Walsall North (1974-76)
UK Official Postmaster General (1968-69)
UK Member of Parliament for Wednesbury (1957-74)
Fabian Society
Labour Party (UK) (resigned 1976)
Fraud 1975 (found guilty)
Extradited 1975 (Australia to England)
Heart Attack (3 times)
Open Heart Surgery

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