The former Senator, who had been ill for some time, died surrounded by his family early this morning.

Dick Shenton, a powerful orator who broke the mould of Jersey politics with a unprecedented populist flair, topped the Senatorial poll an unprecedented four times in a political career that began at the tail-end of the 1960s and ended in 2005.

He presided over many of the committees that ran States departments until the ministerial reforms.

• See Wednesday’s JEP for full report

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