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Also Known As Wedgie Benn • Anthony Benn, 2nd Viscount Stansgate of Stansgate • Anthony Neil Wedgwood Benn
Born April 3, 1925 • London • England
Died March 14, 2014 (aged 88) • London • England
Title / Office House of Lords (1960-1963), United Kingdom
Political Affiliation Labour Party

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