Bill Boaks
Military Person
1904 – 1986
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Who was Bill Boaks?
Lieutenant Commander William George Boaks DSC was a British Royal Navy officer who became an eccentric political campaigner for road safety. He died at the age of 81 as a result of a road traffic accident. His record of five votes, the fewest ever recorded for a candidate in a British by-election, set in 1982 and held jointly since 1988, still stands as of 2010.
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- Born
- May 25, 1904
Walthamstow - Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Died
- Apr 4, 1986
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on July 23, 2013
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