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. He was also the father of Times journalist Robert Crampton.
Biography
He was born in Blackpool in 1932 and educated at Blackpool Grammar School and Nottingham University. He was a teacher and lecturer of geography. He married a geography teacher from London in 1955. 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). In Hull he was active in Labour politics.
He retired from teaching in 1988 and was briefly a parliamentary researcher for MP Joan Ruddock. He was MEP for the Humberside constituency from 1989 until he stood down at the 1999 election.
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.
He played an active part the Stop the War Coalition. He was also involved in a campaign against the Trident nuclear deterrent.
Personal life
He lived in Hull with his wife. 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.
References
- Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8
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- ^ Gray, Sadie. "To Hull and back: changing times, but no Broken Britain". The Times. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011.
- ^ "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.
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - "Labour Euro-MPs join fight over Clause Four". HeraldScotland.
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - results, search (1 September 1979). Christianity in Northern Nigeria. Geoffrey Chapman. ASIN 0225662558.
External links
- Peter Crampton obituary by Alan Franks, The Guardian, 27 September 2011
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded byRobert Battersby | Member of Parliament for Humberside 1989 – 1999 election |
Constituency abolished (see Yorkshire and the Humber) |