John Bolitho
Politician, Deceased Person
1930 – 2005
Who was John Bolitho?
John Bolitho was born in Bude in Cornwall, and spent his working life in the Royal Navy, the theatre and television, and business.
He was the Grand Bard of the Gorseth Kernow between 2000-2003 with the bardic name of "Jowan an Cleth". During this time he visited many Cornish bards in Australia and was made patron of the Cornish Association of Victoria. He also helped create the official website for Gorseth Kernow.
It is recorded that John Bolitho was the first man to speak Cornish at the European Parliament in Strasbourg.
He also served as a North Cornwall District councillor, a Bude-Stratton town councillor, and was Mebyon Kernow parliamentary candidate for North Cornwall.
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