Robert Cant
Robert Cant | |
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Member of Parliament for Stoke-on-Trent Central | |
In office 31 March 1966 – 8 June 1983 | |
Preceded by | Sir Barnett Stross |
Succeeded by | Mark Fisher |
Personal details | |
Born | Robert Bowen Cant 24 July 1915 |
Died | 13 July 1997 | (aged 81)
Nationality | British |
Political party | Labour |
Alma mater | London School of Economics |
Occupation | Councillor, politician, university lecturer |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Branch/service | Army- Royal Corps of Signals |
Robert Bowen Cant (24 July 1915 – 13 July 1997) was a British Labour politician.
Early life
[edit]Cant was educated at Middlesbrough High School for Boys and the London School of Economics, and served with the Royal Corps of Signals. He became a university lecturer, and wrote American Journey, a study of American high schools.
Political career
[edit]Cant was elected a councillor on Stoke-on-Trent City Council in 1953.
He contested Shrewsbury in 1950 and 1951. He was Member of Parliament for Stoke-on-Trent Central from 1966 to 1983, preceding Mark Fisher.
References
[edit]- The Times Guide to the House of Commons 1966