Date of Birth
8 April 1943,
Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
Date of Death
8 January 2006, Fort Myers, Florida, USA (brain hemorrhage)
Birth Name
Anthony Louis Banks
Nickname
Banksie
Spouse
| Sally Jones |
(? - 8 January 2006) (his death) 2 children |
Trivia
[1983-2005] Labour MP for West Ham.
Took the title Lord Stratford when he was made a working peer in the House of Lords in summer 2005 after retiring as a member of Parliament.
Had a brain hemorrhage while on vacation/holiday on Sanibel Island, Florida, USA. He was rushed to a hospital in neighbouring Fort Myers where he died.
A passionate and outspoken vegetarian, he was dedicated to the anti-hunting lobby and served as vice-president of the League Against Cruel Sports.
Was involved in a near-fatal motorcycle accident in his youth.
Personal Quotes
If people wish to eat meat and run the risk of dying a horrible and lingering, hormone induced death after sprouting extra breasts and large amounts of hair, it is, of course, entirely up to them.
I've done as much to destroy myself politically as anyone. Probably more so. Being brutally frank has let me down. I should have tempered my words more. But when people ask me a question, I like to give them an answer.
Tony Banks made considerable use of ...
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