John Hanscomb

John Collins Hanscomb CBE (7 October 1924 – 14 February 2019) was a British Conservative politician from the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton in Greater Manchester, England.[1]

John Hanscomb

C.B.E., M.A.
Mayor of Bolton
In office
1982–1983
Preceded byJoseph Wild
Succeeded byAlan Samuel Brigg
Leader of Bolton Council
In office
1973–1980
Succeeded byRobert Howarth
Chairman and Transitional Mayor of Bolton
In office
1973–1974
Personal details
Born
John Collins Hanscomb

(1924-10-07)7 October 1924
Bolton, England, UK
Died14 February 2019(2019-02-14) (aged 94)
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative
Spouse(s)(1) Joan Ryder
(2) Norma Gibbons

Early life and family

Born in Bolton, he was educated at Bolton School, and Oundle School near Peterborough.[1] After leaving school he served as a fighter pilot in the Royal Air Force until 1953.[1] He graduated from Emmanuel College, Cambridge with an M.A. degree in modern languages.[1] He married twice, firstly Joan Ryder at Christ Church, Heaton in 1950, and secondly Norma Gibbons at Bolton Register Office in 1976.[2] His son, Dr Nicholas Hanscomb, a scientist who helped to develop DNA testing, was murdered after attending Notting Hill Carnival in 1991, aged 38.[1][3]

Political career

Hanscomb was first elected as a councillor for the Heaton ward in the County Borough of Bolton in 1964.[1] He became the leader of the Conservative group and the council leader in 1972.[1]

Following the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972, the county borough was amalgamated with other local authorities to form the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton and Hanscomb became a councillor for the Deane-cum-Heaton ward. At the same time, he became the chairman of the new local authority in 1973 and transitional mayor of Bolton the following year.[1]

After the 1980 local elections, he resigned as the leader of Bolton Council, but continued as the leader of the Conservative group.[1] He was awarded a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) in December 1980.[1][4] In 1982, he became the ceremonial Mayor of Bolton, with his wife, Norma, as Mayoress.[1]

He stood down as leader of the Conservative group in 1994, and retired as councillor for the Deane-cum-Heaton ward when boundary changes took place in 2004.[1] Hanscomb died in February 2019 at the age of 94.[5]

gollark: A lot of social structures we have around probably came about through random chance, convenience or compromise rather than principled ground-up design.
gollark: But at most points I don't think most people went around getting to decide on exactly what their values were and building societies to best embody them.
gollark: It's probably some complex bidirectional thing.
gollark: If your ethical system is "the greatest good is maximizing the number of paperclips in existence", it's entirely sensible to try and overthrow existing society to make paperclips.
gollark: Also, guess what, "still logical to agree with" implicitly assumes some values again!

References
  1. John Collins Hanscomb. Links in a chain. Retrieved on 23 May 2011
  2. Lancashire BMD - Marriages. Retrieved on 23 May 2011.
  3. The Green Arrow's Fallen List. Retrieved on 23 May 2011
  4. "No. 48467". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1980. p. 8.
  5. Death Announcement: John Collins Hanscomb Cbe.ma. Cantab
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