John Butcher

Who was John Butcher?

John Patrick Butcher was a British Conservative Party politician.

Butcher was born in Doncaster but grew up in Huntingdonshire where he was educated at Huntingdon Grammar School and the University of Birmingham. He fought the seat of Birmingham Northfield in February 1974 and was a Birmingham City Councillor from 1972 until 1978.

He was Member of Parliament for Coventry South West from 1979 until 1997, when the seat was abolished by boundary changes. He was later chairman of Texas Instruments and the Institute of Directors.

He was married with three children and despite living in Solihull was a common sight in recent years at the Carlton Club in London.