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Sir Godman Irvine
Sir Godman Irvine
Member of Parliament; for Rye
	In office; 1955–1983
Preceded by	Constituency created
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
4th Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means
	In office; 1976–1979
Preceded by	Myer Galpern
Succeeded by	Richard Crawshaw
Personal details
Born	25 July 1909
Died	3 May 1992 (aged 82)
Political party	Conservative

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Sir Bryant Godman Irvine (25 July 1909 – 3 May 1992) was a Canadian-born British Conservative politician.

Irvine was born to William Henry and Ada Mary Irvine and raised in Toronto.^[1] He was educated at Upper Canada College in Toronto and then moved to Britain to attend St Paul's School and Magdalen College, Oxford, where he was secretary of the Oxford Union. He became a barrister, called to the bar by Inner Temple in 1932, and was a farmer. During World War II Irvine was a Lieutenant Commander in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve.^[2]

Irvine contested Wood Green in 1951. He was Member of Parliament for Rye from 1955 to 1983. He was secretary of the 1922 Committee 1965-66, and from 1976-82 he served as a Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons under George Thomas.

Irvine was married to Valborg Cecilie from 1945 until her death in 1990.^[3]

Parliament of the United Kingdom
New constituency	Member of Parliament for Rye 1955 – 1983	Constituency abolished (after: Hastings and Rye)

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