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Jean Barker, Baroness Trumpington

Jean Alys Barker, Baroness Trumpington, was a British Conservative politician and life peer. In the 1960s and 1970s she served in local government in Cambridgeshire. In 1980 she was created a life peer after which she served in the House of Lords. From an upper-class background, she was a socialite and a secretary before entering politics, as well as serving in naval intelligence in World War II.

Born: October 23, 1922
Is the noble Lord aware that, at the age of 80, there are very few pleasures left to me, but one of them is passive smoking? — © Jean Barker, Baroness Trumpington
Is the noble Lord aware that, at the age of 80, there are very few pleasures left to me, but one of them is passive smoking?
If you are ever attacked in the street do not shout 'help!', shout 'Fire!'. People adore fires and always come rushing. Nobody will come if you shout 'help.
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