David Renton

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The Right Honourable The Lord Renton KBE TD PC QC DL
David Renton
Chairman of the National Liberal Party
In office 1964–1968
Preceded by	Colin Thornton-Kemsley
Succeeded by	Office dissolved
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal
In office 11 July 1979 – 24 May 2007 Life peerage
Member of Parliament for Huntingdonshire
In office 5 July 1945 – 7 April 1979
Preceded by	Sidney Peters
Succeeded by	John Major
Personal details
Born	David Lockhart-Mure Renton (1908-08-12)12 August 1908 Dartford, Kent, England
Died	24 May 2007(2007-05-24) (aged 98) Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, England
Political party	Conservative
Other political affiliations	National Liberal
Spouse	Claire Cicely ("Paddy") Duncan ​ ​ (m. 1947; died 1986)​
Children	3
Education	Oundle School
Alma mater	University College, Oxford

David Lockhart-Mure Renton, Baron Renton, KBE, TD, PC, QC, DL (12 August 1908 – 24 May 2007) was a British politician who served for over 60 years in Parliament, 34 in the House of Commons and then 28 in the House of Lords.

Renton was Member of Parliament for Huntingdonshire from 1945 to 1979, initially as a Liberal National and then in accordance with the party's successive mergers with the Conservatives, as a "National Liberal and Conservative", then in 1968 he was one of the final three National Liberal MPs who opted to wind up the party and become a full part of the Conservatives. He became a life peer in 1979, and was the oldest member of the House of Lords from 2004 until his death.