Sir Cyril Wilson Black (8 April 1902 – 29 October 1991) was a British Conservative Party politician. Events 217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is Assassinated (and succeeded by his Praetorian Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 437 - Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Wimbledon from 1950 to his retirement at the 1970 general election. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Wimbledon is one of two constituencies in the London Borough of Merton in south-west London. Opinion poll summary ORC (Opinion Research Council Conservative lead of 1%Harris (Express Newspapers Labour lead of 2%NOP He was a prominent member of the Baptist denomination serving with distinction in the Baptist Churches of the South West London Group, London Baptist Association and Baptist Union of Great Britain and Ireland [as it then was]. He was one time President of the London Baptist Association; and an active participant and committee member in the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association's 1955 All-Scotland and London Crusades and the 1966 London Crusade. He was also a member of the Free Church Federal Council and used his influence to try to counter the Macmillan government's attempts to liberalise Gambling Laws.
He was on the conservative evanglical wing of the denomination and used his influence to curb ecumenism. He spoke at many public meetings and was a prolific correspondent to the Baptist Times. He was involved in the new King James Version of the Bible and participated in the initial meeting in London in early 1976 and attended the final meetings at St. Andrews University in July of 1981 and "contributed wisdom in written form at other times" [preface to the Bible]
Sir Cyril Black, served as a Justice of the Peace, Her Majesty's Deputy Lieutenant for the County of Greater London, and resided at Beaumont House, London. Sir Cyril Black Way in Wimbledon is named after its famous former Councillor, Alderman and Member of Parliament, as is a local Community Centre.
Sir Cyril Black was also grandfather to Andrew Black. Andrew Black, together with Edward Wray, was founder of the internet phenomenon Betfair, the world's first and largest Bet exchange. [1]
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Member of Parliament for Wimbledon 1950–1970 |
Succeeded by Michael Havers |
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