Jack Ashley, Baron Ashley of Stoke
Jack Ashley, Baron Ashley of Stoke, CH, PC (6 December 1922 – 20 April 2012) was a British politician. He was a Labour Member of Parliament in the House of Commons for Stoke-on-Trent South for 26 years, from 1966 to 1992, and subsequently sat in the House of Lords. He was a long-time campaigner for disabled people.
The Right Honourable The Lord Ashley of Stoke CH PC | |
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Ashley in 2010 | |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| In office 10 July 1992 – 20 April 2012 Life Peerage | |
| Member of Parliament for Stoke-on-Trent South | |
| In office 31 March 1966 – 16 March 1992 | |
| Preceded by | Ellis Smith |
| Succeeded by | George Stevenson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 December 1922 Widnes, Lancashire, England |
| Died | 20 April 2012 (aged 89) |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse | Pauline Kay Crispin |
| Children | 3; including Jackie |
| Alma mater | Ruskin College Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge |
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