Stephen Milligan

British politician (1948-1994)

Stephen David Wyatt Milligan (12 May 1948 – 7 February 1994) was a British Conservative politician and journalist. He was elected to serve as Member of Parliament (MP) for Eastleigh in 1992.

Stephen Milligan
Member of Parliament
for Eastleigh
In office
9 April 1992 – 7 February 1994
Preceded byDavid Price
Succeeded byDavid Chidgey
Majority17,702 (23%)
Personal details
Born(1948-05-12)12 May 1948
Godalming, Surrey
Died7 February 1994(1994-02-07) (aged 45)
Chiswick, London
Cause of deathAutoerotic asphyxiation
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative
Domestic partnerJulie Kirkbride (1992–94)
Alma materMagdalen College, Oxford
OccupationJournalist

Milligan was Parliamentary Private Secretary to Jonathan Aitken, Minister of State for Defence, and was regarded as a "rising star" of the Conservative Party.

Milligan was found dead in his house in Chiswick, London, in February 1994, apparently self-strangled by the use of an electrical cord during an act of autoerotic asphyxiation.[1][2]

References change

  1. Tendler, Stewart (10 February 1994). "Milligan death was accident, Home Office tests indicate". The Times. No. 64875. p. 1. Retrieved 15 December 2015 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  2. "On this Day – 1994: Police probe MP's suspicious death". BBC News. 8 February 1994. Retrieved 6 September 2014.