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David Renton, Baron Renton
David Renton, Baron Renton
British Member of Parliament
	In office; 1945–1979
Preceded by	Sidney Peters
Succeeded by	John Major
Constituency	Huntingdonshire
Personal details
Born	August 12, 1908; United Kingdom
Died	May 24, 2007 (age 98); Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, England
Political party	National Liberal; Conservative

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David Lockhart-Mure Renton, Baron Renton, KBE, QC, TD, DL, PC (August 12, 1908 - May 24, 2007), was a British politician.

Renton was educated at Oundle School and University College, Oxford. After qualifying as a barrister, he served in the Middle East for three years in World War II and was president of the military court in Tripolitania. He was National Liberal and then Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Huntingdonshire for 34 years, first elected in the 1945 general election. From 1961-1962 he was a Home Office minister. When he stood down from his Huntingdonshire seat, his successor as MP was the future Conservative Prime Minister John Major. In 1979 he was made a life peer, as Baron Renton, of Huntingdon in the County of Cambridgeshire, and took his seat in the House of Lords.

Renton was the oldest peer in the House of Lords from April 4, 2004 until his death. In July of 2003, just short of his 95th birthday, he passed his driving test for the first time. He was a regular driver since 1934, at a time when there was no formal driving test in the United Kingdom, although he has since stopped driving. He is also the second oldest living person to have served as a British Member of Parliament, after Bert Hazell.

He was a leader in the movement to preserve the traditions of the House of Lords, including lifelong membership for members of the Peerage. According to the Washington Post in 2005, Renton maintains that "the genius of the upper house is that it includes world-renowned experts in law, science and the arts who would never run for election", and that "'Democracy has its limitations."'

References

Pomp, Tradition of House of Lords Comfort Some, Alienate Others, Washington Post, December 4, 2005
BBC Obituary

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Sidney Peters	Member of Parliament for Huntingdonshire 1945–1979	Succeeded by John Major

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 Renton was educated at [[Oundle School]] and [[University College, Oxford]]. After qualifying as a barrister, he served in the [[Middle East]] for three years in [[World War II]] and was president of the military court in [[Tripolitania]]. He was [[National Liberal Party (UK)|National Liberal]] and then [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] [[Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Huntingdon (UK Parliament constituency)|Huntingdonshire]] for 34 years, first elected in the [[United Kingdom general election, 1945|1945 general election]]. From 1961-1962 he was a [[Home Office minister]]. When he stood down from his Huntingdonshire seat, his successor as MP was the future Conservative Prime Minister [[John Major]]. In [[1979]] he was made a [[life peer]], as '''Baron Renton''', of Huntingdon in the County of Cambridgeshire, and took his seat in the [[House of Lords]].
-Renton was the oldest peer in the House of Lords from [[April 4]], [[2004]] until his death. In July of [[2007]], just short of his 95th birthday, he passed his [[driving test]] for the first time.   He was a regular driver since 1934, at a time when there was no formal driving test in the United Kingdom, although he has since stopped driving. He is also the second oldest living person to have served as a British Member of Parliament, after [[Bert Hazell]].
+Renton was the oldest peer in the House of Lords from [[April 4]], [[2004]] until his death. In July of [[2003]], just short of his 95th birthday, he passed his [[driving test]] for the first time.   He was a regular driver since 1934, at a time when there was no formal driving test in the United Kingdom, although he has since stopped driving. He is also the second oldest living person to have served as a British Member of Parliament, after [[Bert Hazell]].
 He was a leader in the movement to preserve the traditions of the House of Lords, including lifelong membership for members of the Peerage. According to the [[Washington Post]] in [[2005]], Renton maintains that "the genius of the upper house is that it includes world-renowned experts in law, science and the arts who would never run for election", and that "'Democracy has its limitations."'