From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Richard Marsh, Baron Marsh
Richard Marsh, Baron Marsh
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Greenwich Succeeded by
Joseph Reeves 1959–1971 Guy Barnett
Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Transport Succeeded by
Barbara Castle 1968–1969 Fred Mulley
Richard William Marsh, Baron Marsh PC (14 March 1928 Lord Marsh died the morning of 29 July 2011 at a nursing
– 29 July 2011)[1][2] was an English politician and business home in Wimbledon, London
executive.
Marsh was educated at Woolwich Polytechnic and
was elected as Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP)
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for Greenwich at the 1959 general election.[2] He served • Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by
in the second Wilson Government as the Minister of Pow- Richard Marsh
er (1966–68), and in the Cabinet as Minister of Transport Persondata
(1968–69). When appointed to the transport ministry he Name Marsh, Richard, Baron Marsh
let it be known that (unlike Barbara Castle, his predeces-
sor in the post) he was a motorist, though he insisted that Alternative names
the family car, a Ford Cortina was run by his wife while Short description
he relied on ministerial cars for his transport needs.[3] He Date of birth 14 March 1928
was also reported as having taught his father to drive, but
Place of birth
having given up trying to perform the same favour for
his wife, applying what forty years later appears as im- Date of death 31 July 2011
prudent candour in characterizing the attempt as "trau- Place of death
matic".[3] In 1975 Marsh’s second wife Caroline died in a
road accident in which the wife of broadcaster David Ja-
cobs also lost her life; Marsh and Jacobs both survived the
crash.
He left the House of Commons in 1971 to become
Chairman of the British Railways Board, a position he
held until 1976. He received a Knighthood and later a life
peerage as Baron Marsh of Mannington in the County of
Wiltshire in 1981. He then sat in the House of Lords as a
Crossbench peer.
References
[1] Deceased Lords, Parliament website
[2] ^ "Historical list of MPs: constituencies beginning
with "G", part 2". Leigh Rayment’s House of Commons
pages. http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/
Gcommons2.htm. Retrieved 7 January 2010.
[3] ^ "News and views: Richard marsh - Minister of
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Transport". Autocar 128 (nbr 3766) 30. 18 April
1968.
Richard Marsh. "Off the Rails: An Autobiography". Wei-
denfeld and Nicolson, London, 1978. ISBN 0 297 77387 9.
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