Robert Sheldon, Baron Sheldon
The Lord Sheldon | |
|---|---|
 Sheldon in Parliament, 2011 | |
| Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury | |
| In office 1 July 1981 – 1 July 1983 | |
| Leader | Michael Foot Neil Kinnock |
| Shadow Chancellor | Peter Shore |
| Financial Secretary to the Treasury | |
| In office 17 June 1975 – 4 May 1979 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Harold Wilson James Callaghan |
| Chancellor | Healey |
| Preceded by | John Gilbert |
| Succeeded by | Nigel Lawson |
| Member of Parliament for Ashton under Lyne | |
| In office 15 October 1964 – 14 May 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Hervey Rhodes |
| Succeeded by | David Heyes |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Isaac Ezra Shamash 13 September 1923 |
| Died | 2 February 2020 (aged 96) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Sheldon (first wife was Eileen Shamash, deceased) |
| Children | 3 |
| Occupation | Politician |
Robert Edward Sheldon, Baron Sheldon, PC (born Isaac Ezra Shamash; 13 September 1923 – 2 February 2020)[1] was a British Labour politician.
Early life[]
Sheldon came from a family of Jewish immigrants from Iraq. His father was Meir Jack Shamash and his mother was Betty Shamash. He changed his name by deed poll in 1943.[2] He married his first cousin Eileen Shamash at the age of 21.[3] Sheldon was educated at Burnley Grammar School, technical colleges and the University of London.[4] He was a Manchester City Councillor and a director of a textile firm.
In 2000, he collapsed on the street and was revived by mouth-to-mouth resuscitation by the former swimmer Duncan Goodhew who happened to be passing.[5]
Political career[]
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,[6] at which he was replaced by David Heyes. He served on the Public Accounts Committee[6] 1965–66, holding the chairmanship 1983–1997.
He was also Financial Secretary to the Treasury 1975–1979. During his tenure as the Financial Secretary to the Treasury, he was made a Privy Counsellor in 1977. He was created a life peer as Baron Sheldon, of Ashton-under-Lyne in the County of Greater Manchester on 22 June 2001.[7] He retired from the House of Lords on 18 May 2015.[8]
References[]
- ^ Former Ashton MP Robert Sheldon Dies Aged 96
- ^ "No. 36197". The London Gazette. 5 October 1943. p. 4422.
- ^ "Robert Edward (Ezra) ("Bob") Sheldon (Living, Male) & Eileen Shamash". www.farhi.org. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
- ^ The almanac of British politics p. 25 full text at Google books
- ^ "Famous Award Winners". Royal Humane Society. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Contributors in full". BBC News Online. 13 November 2007. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
- ^ "No. 56257". The London Gazette. 27 June 2001. p. 7571.
- ^ "Retired members of the House of Lords".
External links[]
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Robert Sheldon
- Catalogue of the Sheldon papers held at LSE Archives
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