Grantham and Stamford (UK Parliament constituency) villages. The only other large settlement in the seat is the rapidly growing town of Bourne, situated at the west of the Lincolnshire Fens. Food processing and agriculture are the major industries. Politically, Grantham is associated with Margaret Thatcher, who was born and raised in the town. However, the town of Grantham itself probably has the biggest Labour Party support of the constituency. The rural part of the seat and the historical town of Stamford outweigh any Labour votes in Grantham, and it is normally a safe Conservative seat. The history of Conservative representation was briefly interrupted between 2007-10 when
Richard Thatcher daughters of whom survived infancy, Edna, Mae, Blanche, and Ethel. Thatcher was also a Freemason, reaching the 33rd degree, and was the second master of the Edmond Lodge. Thatcher died on November 28, 1909 in Edmond, Oklahoma from complications from tuberculosis. He was 63 years old. Richard Thatcher Richard Thatcher (23 March, 1846 – 28 November, 1901) was an American educator, and Civil War veteran. He was a school administrator in Kansas and Oklahoma, hotel operator and the first President of Territorial Normal School, now the University of Central Oklahoma. Richard Thatcher was born on March 23, 1846 in Alton,