Bryan Cassidy
{{Short description|British politician (1934–2023)}}
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Bryan Michael Deece Cassidy (17 February 1934 – 8 August 2023) was a British politician who served in the European Parliament from 1984 to 1999.
Life and career
Bryan Michael Deece Cassidy was born on 17 February 1934.{{cite news |title=Bryan Cassidy, Conservative politician who tried to 'clean up' Soho by cracking down on strip shows and massage parlours – obituary |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2023/08/16/bryan-cassidy-conservative-politician-clean-up-soho/ |access-date=16 August 2023 |publisher=The Telegraph |date=16 August 2023}} He was educated at Ratcliffe College and then Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. Cassidy served as director of a trade association, and became active in the Conservative Party, unsuccessfully contesting Wandsworth Central at the 1966 general election. From 1977 until 1986, he served on the Greater London Council, representing Hendon North.{{cite book |title=BBC-Vacher's Biographical Guide 1996 |date=1996 |publisher=BBC Political Research Unit and Vacher's Publications |location=London |isbn=0951520857 |page=6-5}}
At the 1984 European Parliament election, Cassidy was elected to represent Dorset East and Hampshire West, serving until 1994, when he was elected for Dorset and East Devon. He stood for the enlarged seat of South West England at the 1999 European Parliament election, but was not elected.
Bryan Cassidy died on 8 August 2023, at the age of 89.{{cite news |title=Bryan Michael Deece Cassidy |url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/births-marriages-and-deaths-august-15-2023-csgjwmzws |access-date=14 August 2023 |work=The Times |date=14 August 2023}}
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Category:Alumni of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge
Category:Conservative Party (UK) MEPs
Category:Members of the Greater London Council
Category:MEPs for England 1984–1989
Category:MEPs for England 1989–1994
Category:MEPs for England 1994–1999
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