Jack Ashley Baron Ashley of Stoke Politician

Jack Ashley, Baron Ashley of Stoke, CH PC (6 December 1922 – 20 April 2012) was a British politician. He was a Labour Member of Parliament in the House of Commons for Stoke-on-Trent South for 26 years, from 1966 to 1992, and subsequently sat in the House of Lords. He was a long-time campaigner for disabled people.

Personal facts

Birth dateDecember 06, 1922
Birth place
Cheshire , United Kingdom , Widnes
Date of deathApril 20, 2012
Education
Gonville and Caius College Cambridge
Ruskin College

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Office holder

office
Member of Parliament
Member of the House of Lords
for Stoke-on-Trent South
party
Labour Party (UK)
successor
George Stevenson (British politician)

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External resources

  1. http://liblists.wrlc.org/gsdl/cgi-bin/library?e=q-000-00---0deafbios--00-0-0--0prompt-10---4----dtt--0-1l--1-en-600---20-home-ashley--00031-001-0-0utfZz-8-00&a=d&c=deafbios&cl=search&d=HASH6cf8b098669811aec2d793
  2. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11167902
  3. http://www.bigredbook.info/jack_ashley.html
  4. http://www.deafnessresearch.org.uk/?lid=1713
  5. http://www.thepeerage.com/p4450.htm#i44498