Richard Sargood

Richard Sargood (31 July 1888 – 27 March 1979)[1] was a British trade unionist and Labour Party politician. A long-serving local councillor in London, he sat in the House of Commons from 1945 to 1950.

Early life and family

Sargood was both in Lambeth, to a father also named Richard Sargood. He was educated at a London County Council school.[2]

In January 1919 he married Sarah Deane.[2]

Career

Sargood became a trade union official, and was a councillor on Camberwell Borough Council from 1923 to 1929.[2] He became Justice of the Peace (JP) for London in 1930, and was vice-chairman of the National Joint Council for Fire Services of England and Wales, and vice-chair of the Peckham Labour Party. He was a member of the London County Council from 1934 to 1965, and served as vice-chair of the council from 1951 to 1952.[2]

At the 1945 general election, Sargood was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bermondsey West,[3] following the retirement due to ill-health of the Labour MP Alfred Salter. When the constituency was abolished in boundary changes for the 1950 general election,[4] Sargood retired from Parliament.[2]

References

  1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 2)
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Stenton, Michael; Lees, Stephens (1981). Who's Who of British Members of Parliament: Volume IV, 1945–1979. Brighton: The Harvester Press. p. 327. ISBN 0-85527-335-6.
  3. The London Gazette: no. 37238. p. 4289. 24 August 1945.
  4. Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Alfred Salter
Member of Parliament for Bermondsey West
19451950
Constituency abolished
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