Education
Born in Bolton, he was educated at Bolton School, and Oundle School near Peterborough. He graduated from Emmanuel College, Cambridge with an Master of Arts
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John Hanscomb
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Born October 7, 1924) is a retired Conservative politician from the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton in Greater Manchester, England. After leaving school he served as a fighter pilot in the Royal Air Force until 1953. degree in modern languages. Hanscomb was first elected as a councillor for the Heaton ward in the County Borough of Bolton in 1964.
He became the leader of the Conservative group and the council leader in 1972.
Following the provisions of the Local Government Acting 1972, the county borough was amalgamated with other local authorities to form the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton and Hanscomb became a councillor for the Deane-cum-Heaton ward. At the same time, he became the chairman of the new local authority in 1973 and transitional mayor of Bolton the following year.
After the 1980 local elections, he resigned as the leader of Bolton Council, but continued as the leader of the Conservative group. He was awarded a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in December 1980.
He stood down as leader of the Conservative group in 1994, and retired as councillor for the Deane-cum-Heaton ward when boundary changes took place in 2004.
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