Joan Quennell

Joan Mary Quennell (23 December 1923 - 2 July 2006) was Conservative Member of Parliament for Petersfield.

Joan Quennell
Member of Parliament for Petersfield
In office 18 November 1960 – 20 September 1974
Prime Minister	Harold Macmillan
Preceded by	Peter Legh
Succeeded by	Michael Mates
Personal details
Born	Joan Mary Quennell (1923-12-23)23 December 1923
Died	2 July 2006(2006-07-02) (aged 82)
Political party	Conservative

Early life

The daughter of Walter Quennell, a builder and developer, Quennell was educated at Bedales School, Petersfield, and served with the Women's Land Army during World War II.

Career

Quennell was the manager of a mixed dairy and arable farm and served as a West Sussex County Councillor 1951–61. She was a governor of Crawley College of Further Education, and served as a J.P..[1]

First elected to Parliament at the 1960 Petersfield by-election, Quennell had been chairman of the Horsham Divisional Conservative Association. She stood down from parliament in the October 1974 general election, and continued to live at the family home near Rogate until her death.

Death

Quennell died in hospital in Chichester on 2 July 2006, having had recurring bouts of poor health since suffering a stroke a few years earlier. Her remains were cremated.[2]

Quennell bequeathed her Dangstein estate, near Rogate, to the National Trust.[3] In 2008, the Trust sold the estate to new owners who dismissed the staff and evicted tenants at the end of their agreements resulting in allegations that the Trust had not complied with Quennell's wishes.[4]

Family

Her uncle was the architect and writer C. H. B. Quennell, whose son, her cousin, was the writer Sir Peter Quennell.[5][6][7]

References

1. Dod's Parliamentary Companion, ed. C. R. Dod and R. P. Dod, Dod's Parliamentary Companion Ltd., 1967, pg 461
2. Obituary – Joan Quennell Archived 11 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine, Petersfield Post 2006-07-20
3. Davies, Helen (11 November 2007). "A knockdown deal". The Times. London. Retrieved 24 January 2009.
4. "Bitter workers and tenants lose homes and jobs". Midhurst and Petworth Observer. 22 January 2009. Retrieved 24 January 2009.
5. Architectural History, the Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, vol. 50, pg 219, 2007
6. Dod's Parliamentary Companion, ed. C. R. Dod and R. P. Dod, Dod's Parliamentary Companion Ltd., 1967, pg 461
7. http://www.scottisharchitects.org.uk/architect_full.php?id=202812

• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Joan Quennell

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Sir Peter Legh	Member of Parliament for Petersfield 1960–Oct 1974	Succeeded by Michael Mates