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Denzil Kingston Freeth MBE (10 July 1924 – 26 April 2010) was a British Conservative politician. Born in the Paddington area of London, Freeth was educated at Sherborne School and then served in the Royal Air Force. In 1946, he went up to Trinity Hall, Cambridge. Whilst at Cambridge University he became President of the Cambridge Union. He was Member of Parliament for Basingstoke from 1955 until he stood down in 1964. He was appointed Parliamentary Secretary for Science in 1961 and was involved in setting up the Trent Committee.