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Lord Fraser Dies at 77 First Blind British Lawmaker
Lord Fraser of Lonsdale, a World War I veteran who became Britain's only blind member of parliament, died in London at 77. He lost sight in 1916 at the Somme and led St Dunstan's for 50 years, helped win radio license fee exemption for the blind, and was knighted in 1934 before becoming a peer in 1958. His death followed Queen Elizabeth II naming him to the Privy Council.
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