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Ernest Millington | |
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| Member of Parliament for Chelmsford | |
| In office 26 April 1945 – 3 February 1950 | |
| Preceded by | John Macnamara |
| Succeeded by | Sir Hubert Ashton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ernest Rogers Millington 15 February 1916 Ilford, England |
| Died | 9 May 2009 (aged 93) France |
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| Spouses | Gwen Pickard
(m. 1937; div. 1974)Ivy Robinson (m. 1974) |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | College of St Mark and St John Birkbeck, University of London |
| Profession | Teacher |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Branch/service |  Royal Air Force |
| Rank | Wing Commander |
| Unit | No. 227 Squadron RAF |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Distinguished Flying Cross |
Ernest Rogers Millington DFC (15 February 1916 – 9 May 2009)[1] was a British Common Wealth and later Labour Member of Parliament (MP).
Following the death of John Profumo on 10 March 2006, Millington was the only living former MP from the 38th Parliament, elected prior to the 1945 general election.[2][3][4] He was also the last surviving person to have served as a Common Wealth Party MP.
- ^ "BBC NEWS | Politics | Last war-time MP Millington dies". 10 May 2009.
- ^ Wing Commander Ernest Millington, The Daily Telegraph, 13 May 2009. Retrieved 15 May 2009.
- ^ Obituary—Ernest Millington—Decorated wartime pilot and the leftwing winner of a seminal 1945 byelection, The Guardian, 14 May 2009. Retrieved 15 May 2009.
- ^ Wing Commander Ernest Millington: RAF officer and former Chelmsford MP, The Times, 14 May 2009. Retrieved 15 May 2009.