Richard Body

Sir Richard Body
Sir Richard Body
Member of Parliament; for Boston and Skegness; Holland with Boston (1966–1997)
	In office; 31 March 1966 – 14 May 2001
Preceded by	Herbert Butcher
Succeeded by	Mark Simmonds
Member of Parliament; for Billericay
	In office; 26 May 1955 – 18 September 1959
Preceded by	Bernard Braine
Succeeded by	Edward Gardner
Personal details
Born	Richard Bernard Frank Stewart Body; 18 May 1927; Datchet, England
Died	26 February 2018 (aged 90); Stanford Dingley, England
Political party	Conservative (before 2004); UK Independence Party (2004–2008); English Democrats (after 2008);
Spouse	Marion Graham (m. 1959)
Children	2
Education	Inns of Court School of Law

Sir Richard Bernard Frank Stewart Body (18 May 1927 – 26 February 2018) was an English politician. He was Conservative Member of Parliament for Billericay from 1955 to 1959, for Holland with Boston from 1966 to 1997, and for Boston and Skegness from 1997 until he stood down at the 2001 general election. He was a long-standing member of the Conservative Monday Club, and came second in its 1972 election for chairman. A prominent eurosceptic, Body also served as president of the Anti-Common Market League.

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