Name Robert Cant | Nationality British | |
Full Name Robert Bowen Cant Born 24 July 1915 ( 1915-07-24 ) Died 13 July 1997(1997-07-13) (aged 81) Alma mater | ||
Robert Bowen Cant (24 July 1915 – 13 September 1997) was a British Labour politician.
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Early life
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
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.
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