John Freeman (British politician)

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Major The Right Honourable John Freeman MBE PC
British Ambassador to the United States
In office 1969–1971
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	Harold Wilson Edward Heath
Preceded by	Sir Patrick Dean
Succeeded by	Rowland Baring
High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to India
In office 1965–1968
Preceded by	Sir Paul Gore-Booth
Succeeded by	Sir Morrice James
Member of Parliament for Watford
In office 5 July 1945 – 6 May 1955
Preceded by	William Helmore
Succeeded by	Frederick Farey-Jones
Personal details
Born	(1915-02-19)19 February 1915 London, England
Died	20 December 2014(2014-12-20) (aged 99)
Spouses	Elizabeth Allen Johnston ​ ​ (m. 1938; div. 1948)​ Margaret Ista Mabel Kerr ​ ​ (m. 1948; died 1957)​ Catherine Dove ​ ​ (m. 1962; div. 1976)​ [1] Judith Mitchell ​ (m. 1976)​
Children	Six[2]
Education	Westminster School
Alma mater	Brasenose College, Oxford
Occupation	Politician Diplomat Broadcaster
Military service
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch/service	British Army
Rank	Major
Unit	Coldstream Guards, Rifle Brigade, 7th Armoured Division
Battles/wars	World War II North African Campaign

Major John Horace Freeman MBE, PC (19 February 1915 – 20 December 2014) was a British politician, diplomat, broadcaster, and British Army officer. He was the Labour Member of Parliament (MP) for Watford from 1945 to 1955.^[2]