Robert Sheldon Baron Sheldon Politician

Robert Edward Sheldon, Baron Sheldon, PC (born 13 September 1923) is a Labour politician.Sheldon was educated at Burnley Grammar School, technical colleges and the University of London. He was a Manchester City Councillor and a director of a textile firm.Sheldon first stood for Parliament at Manchester Withington in 1959. Subsequently he was elected member of Parliament for Ashton under Lyne at the 1964 general election, serving until the 2001 general election, at which he was replaced by David Heyes. He was created a life peer as Baron Sheldon, of Ashton-under-Lyne in the County of Greater Manchester on 22 June 2001. He served on the Public Accounts Committee 1965–66, holding the chairmanship 1983–1997. He was also Financial Secretary to the Treasury 1975–1979.He came from a family of Jewish immigrants from Iraq. His father was Meir Jack Shamash and his mother was Betty Shamash. He was born Isaac Ezra Shamash until he changed his name by deed poll. He married his first cousin Eileen Shamash at the age of 21. [1]