a Conservative member of London County Council, representing Fulham East from 1949 to 1952, and of Westminster City Council from 1953 to 1956. He stood for Parliament at the Hayes and Harlington by-election in 1953, losing to the Labour candidate Arthur Skeffington, and for Middlesbrough West in the 1964 general election but was defeated by the Labour incumbent, Jeremy Bray. He was chairman of the Conservative Political Centre. Private life Sumption married Hilda Hedigan in 1946. They met in Gibraltar, where she was serving with the Women's Royal Naval Service. Their marriage was dissolved in 1979. He moved to the South of France after he retired, living at La Croix-Valmer near Saint-Tropez, where he enjoyed boating and painting. He returned to London in 2001. Among many close friends were William Rees-Mogg and Humphry Berkeley who were godparents to two of his children. He was survived by two sons and two daughters. His elder son, Jonathan Sumption, upon appointment as a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom in 2012 became Lord Sumption. Decorations – Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) – Volunteer Reserve Decoration (VRD) Publications Lawton, John Phillip (author) & Sumption, Anthony (editor). Tax and Tax Planning. London: Oyez (1980) Sumption, Anthony. Taxation of Overseas Incomes and Gains. London: Butterworth (1975). Sumption, Anthony & Clarke, Giles. Capital Gains Tax. London: Butterworths Tolley Ltd (1991). Notes and sources Notes Sources 1919 births 2008 deaths English solicitors English barristers Recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom) Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve personnel of World War II Royal Navy submarine commanders Alumni of the London School of Economics Members of Lincoln's Inn People educated at Cheltenham College Members of London County Council Members of Westminster Metropolitan Borough Council Conservative Party (UK) parliamentary candidates Conservative Party (UK) councillors 20th-century English lawyers