Nationality British Party Labour Party Role British Politician | Name Bill Baron Political party Labour | |
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Born 13 April 1927
London, United Kingdom ( 1927-04-13 ) Spouse(s) Nina Salaman (div.)
Dorothy Cole (div.)
Frances Knight Children Sarah
David
Lucy
Jonathan Alma mater Queens' College, Cambridge, London School of Economics Died March 9, 2012, London, United Kingdom Books The Worker and the Law Education Queens' College, Cambridge, London School of Economics and Political Science Similar People Bob Hepple, Roy Lewis, Bob Baxt | ||
Kenneth William Wedderburn, Baron Wedderburn of Charlton, QC, FBA (13 April 1927 – 9 March 2012) was a British politician and member of the House of Lords, affiliated with the Labour Party. He briefly became a crossbench member, citing his dislike of Blairism and 'the smell' of cash for questions. He re-took the Labour Party whip in 2007. He worked at the University of Cambridge and the London School of Economics, where he was the Cassel Professor of Commercial Law from 1964 until his retirement in 1992.
After graduating in law from Queens' College, Cambridge, he served in the RAF for two years. He had a long career in labour law, and in 1977 was created a life peer with the title Baron Wedderburn of Charlton (Wedderburn chose this title as a tribute to his favourite football team Charlton Athletic F.C. ) from Greater London.
He was an Honorary Associate of the National Secular Society and a Distinguished Supporter of the British Humanist Association. Wedderbrn also served as a key member of the Bullock Committee.
Personal life
He married first Nina Salaman in 1951 and had three children, Sarah, David and Lucy. The marriage ended in divorce. His second marriage in 1962 was to Dorothy Cole a social scientist and university administrator. It also ended in divorce. His third marriage in 1969 was to Frances Knight with whom he had a son, Jonathan. He was a direct descendant of Jamaican-born radical leader and anti-slavery advocate Robert Wedderburn.