Peter Crampton (politician)
Peter Crampton (10 June 1932 – 12 July 2011) was a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 1989 to 1999 representing the Humberside constituency.[1] He was also the father of Times journalist Robert Crampton.
Biography[]
He was born in Blackpool[2][3] in 1932 and educated at Blackpool Grammar School and Nottingham University. He was a teacher and lecturer of geography.[4] He married a geography teacher from London in 1955.[4][5] They had two sons, born in 1962 and 1964. After a spell in Solihull, in 1970 the family moved to Hull so he could take up a post at Hull College of Higher Education (now merged into the University of Lincoln).[6] In Hull he was active in Labour politics.[7]
He retired from teaching in 1988 and was briefly a parliamentary researcher for MP Joan Ruddock.[8] He was MEP for the Humberside constituency from 1989 until he stood down at the 1999 election.[9][10]
In 1995 he was one of 32 MEPs who placed an advertisement in The Guardian opposing the plans of then Labour Leader Tony Blair to re-write Clause 4 of the Labour constitution.[11]
He played an active part the Stop the War Coalition.[8] He was also involved in a campaign against the Trident nuclear deterrent.[12]
Personal life[]
He lived in Hull with his wife.[7] He had two sons, David Crampton (born 1962), and Robert Crampton (born 1964). His brother, E.P.T. Crampton, is an author on religious subjects.[13][14]
External links[]
- Peter Crampton obituary by Alan Franks, The Guardian, 27 September 2011
References[]
- ^ Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8
- ^ Dod, Charles Roger; Dod, Robert Phipps (20 September 1998). "Dod's Parliamentary Companion". Dod's Parliamentary Companion, Limited – via Google Books.
- ^ Gray, Sadie. The Times http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/men/article2817512.ece.
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- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 March 2009. Retrieved 21 March 2010.
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(help) - ^ results, search (1 September 1979). Christianity in Northern Nigeria. Geoffrey Chapman. ASIN 0225662558.
- 1932 births
- 2011 deaths
- People educated at Blackpool Grammar School
- Alumni of the University of Nottingham
- British anti-war activists
- Labour Party (UK) MEPs
- MEPs for England 1989–1994
- MEPs for England 1994–1999