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David Amess is known as a staunch right-winger, having been a Eurosceptic for years before the referendum campaign
An animal lover who campaigned to ban fox-hunting, David Amess was one of the longest-serving MPs on the Tory benches, having first been elected in Margaret Thatcher's 1983 landslide.
The married father-of-five was also known as a staunch right-winger, having been a Eurosceptic for years before the referendum campaign.
The 69-year-old was an opponent of same-sex marriage and anti-abortion, but also took some less traditional Conservative positions - including campaigning against fox-hunting.
That was just one example of his animal-loving credentials with Sir David regularly pictured posing with his dogs - and he even called for a ban on animal testing last month.
Another burning passion was his campaign to have Southend recognised as a city.
Sir David also came to public attention in 1997 when he was tricked into condemning a made up drug called 'Cake' on the satirical TV programme Brass Eye.
Despite his true-blue credentials he was popular across the political divide,
