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
editHe 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
editHe 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]
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ a b Gray, Sadie. "Beta male". The Times. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Gray, Sadie. "Beta male". The Times. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011.
- ^ a b Gray, Sadie. "To Hull and back: changing times, but no Broken Britain". The Times. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011.
- ^ a b "Tributes to politician who had 'passion for peace and social justice'". Hull Daily Mail. 15 July 2011. Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
- ^ "University Library - University of Hull". www.hull.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 31 August 2010. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 March 2009. Retrieved 21 March 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Labour Euro-MPs join fight over Clause Four". HeraldScotland.
- ^ "Trident Ploughshares - the 75 Parliamentarians Who Support Trident Ploughshares". Archived from the original on 12 January 2010. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ results, search (1 September 1979). Christianity in Northern Nigeria. Geoffrey Chapman. ASIN 0225662558.
External links
edit- Peter Crampton obituary by Alan Franks, The Guardian, 27 September 2011