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Leo Blair
Photograph of Blair in A Journey
Born
Charles Leonard Augustus Parsons
(1923-08-04)4 August 1923
Filey, East Yorkshire, England
Died
16 November 2012(2012-11-16) (aged 89)
Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
Alma mater
University of Edinburgh
Occupations
Barrister
law lecturer
Political party
Communist (1938–1941)
Labour (1941–1945; from 1994)
Conservative (1946–1994)
Spouses
Hazel Corscadden McLay
(m. 1948; died 1975)
Olwen Guy
(m. 1980; died 2012)
Children
3, including William and Tony
Relatives
Euan Blair (grandson)
Military career
Service/branch
British Army
Years of service
1942–1947
Rank
Major
Unit
Royal Corps of Signals
Battles/wars
Second World War
Leo Charles Lynton Blair (born Charles Leonard Augustus Parsons; 4 August 1923 – 16 November 2012) was a British barrister and law lecturer at Durham University.[1] He was the author of the book The Commonwealth Public Service. He was the father of Sir Tony Blair, the former prime minister of the United Kingdom, and of Sir William Blair, a High Court judge.
^"Tony Blair's father Leo dies at the age of 89". BBC News. 16 November 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
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