John Profumo Death
John passed away on March 9, 2006 at the age of 91 in Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, South Kensington, London, UK. John's cause of death was stroke.
When did John Profumo die?
March 9, 2006How did John Profumo die? What was the cause of death?
StrokeHow old was John Profumo when died?
91Where did John Profumo die? What was the location of death?
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, South Kensington, London, UK
John Profumo Birthday and Date of Death
John Profumo was born on January 30, 1915 and died on March 9, 2006. John was 91 years old at the time of death.
Birthday: January 30, 1915
Date of Death: March 9, 2006
Age at Death: 91
John Profumo - Biography
John Dennis Profumo, CBE (30 January 1915 – 9 March 2006) was a British politician whose career ended in 1963 after a sexual relationship with the 19-year-old model Christine Keeler in 1961. The scandal, which became known as the Profumo affair, led to his resignation from the Conservative government of Harold MacMillan.
Profumo was then the youngest MP, and by the time of his death he had become the last surviving former member of the 1940 House of Commons. At the 1945 election Profumo was defeated at Kettering by a Labour candidate, Dick Mitchison. Later in 1945 he was chief of staff to the British Mission to Japan. In 1950 he left the Army and at the general election in February 1950 he was elected for Stratford-on-Avon in Warwickshire, a safe Conservative seat.
In 1954 he married the actress Valerie Hobson.
On 7 March 2006, Profumo suffered a stroke and was admitted to London's Chelsea and Westminster Hospital. He died two days later surrounded by his family, at the age of 91. In the immediate aftermath of his death, many commentators said that he should be remembered as much for his contribution to society after his fall from political grace as for the scandal of 1963 which caused that fall. He was cremated at Mortlake Crematorium, his ashes buried next to those of his wife at the family vault in Hersham.
