Ron Ledger
Ronald Joseph Ledger (7 November 1920 – 11 December 2004)[1] was a Labour Co-operative politician in the United Kingdom.
Early life
He was born in Tunbridge Wells,Template:Citation neded and was raised in a Barnardo's orphanage after his father abandoned the family in 1923, during which time he was separated from his brother, sister, and pregnant mother.[2] He was educated at Skinner's Grammar School and then at Nottingham University,[3] where he founded the University's Labour Club and was its first chairman from 1948 to 1949.[3]
He served with the Royal Air Force from 1942 to 1947.[3]
Politics
Ledger unsuccessfully contested Rushcliffe at the 1951 general election,[3] and was a member of Hertfordshire County Council from 1952 to 1954.[3]
He was elected at the 1955 general election as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Romford,[4] and held the seat until he retired from Parliament at the 1970 general election.[3]
Ledger was a director the London Co-operative Society from 1961.[3] He was later the owner of a casino, and served as chairman of the Hairdressing Council from 1966.[3]
References
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "R" (part 2)[self-published source][better source needed]
- ↑ http://www.ilfordrecorder.co.uk/news/news/nostalgia_barnardo_s_boy_elected_as_romford_mp_1_2301751
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- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 4049. p. 3152. 31 May 1955. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Ron Ledger
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Romford 1955–1970 |
Succeeded by Dick Leonard |
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