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Hugh Charles Patrick Joseph Fraser

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Data Last Updated: 27 February 2026
Application Last Amended: 20 July 2024
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Also Known As

Hugh Fraser

Born: 23 January 1918

Died: 6 March 1984

Knighted - 23 July 1980

Member of Privy Council - 17 July 1962

son of Simon Joseph Fraser

husband of Lady Antonia Margaret Caroline Pakenham

son-in-law of Francis Aungier Pakenham

father of Orlando Gregory Fraser

Education

Ampleforth College, York

Balliol College, Oxford

Sorbonne

Appointments

Financial Secretary, War Office	28 November 1958	28 October 1960
Under Secretary of State for the Colonies	28 October 1960	16 July 1962
Secretary of State for Air	16 July 1962	1 April 1964
Minister of Defence for the RAF	April 1964	October 1964

Elections fought

5 July 1945	Stone	Conservative & Unionist Party	20,279	42.87
23 February 1950	Stafford & Stone	Conservative & Unionist Party	24,046	52.65
25 October 1951	Stafford & Stone	Conservative & Unionist Party	25,795	56.64
26 May 1955	Stafford & Stone	Conservative & Unionist Party	26,206	59.89
8 October 1959	Stafford & Stone	Conservative & Unionist Party	28,107	60.92
15 October 1964	Stafford & Stone	Conservative & Unionist Party	25,373	50.19
31 March 1966	Stafford & Stone	Conservative & Unionist Party	25,259	49.43
18 June 1970	Stafford & Stone	Conservative & Unionist Party	30,056	54.84
28 February 1974	Stafford & Stone	Conservative & Unionist Party	30,056	46.77
10 October 1974	Stafford & Stone	Conservative & Unionist Party	27,173	45.39
3 May 1979	Stafford & Stone	Conservative & Unionist Party	34,387	52.38
9 June 1983	Stafford	Conservative & Unionist Party	27,639	51.18
6 March 1984 Death of Rt Hon Sir Hugh Fraser.