Tony Benn's Death
Born (Birthday) April 3, 1925
Death Date March 14, 2014
Age of Death 88 years
Cause of Death N/A
Profession Politician
The politician Tony Benn died at the age of 88. Here is all you want to know, and more!
Biography - A Short Wiki
British Labour Party politician who served as a Member of Parliament for nearly five decades. He also held office as Secretary of State for Industry and Energy and as British Postmaster General and Minister of Technology.
His fifty-one year marriage to Caroline DeCamp produced four children: Stephen, Hilary, Melissa, and Joshua.
Quotes
"A faith is something you die for, a doctrine is something you kill for. There is all the difference in the world.
"The exhaustion of old age is something people who are younger don’t fully appreciate.
"My filing system is messy but orderly.
"I’ve been a member of the Labour Party sixty five years, and I remain in it, but I think it’s all about campaigning for justice and peace, and if you do that, you get a lot of support.
"Normally, people give up parliament because they want to do more business or spend more time with family. My wife said ‘why don’t you say you’re giving up to devote more time to politics?’. And it is what I have done.