Ron Ledger
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Ronald Joseph Ledger (7 November 1920 – 11 December 2004) was a Labour Co-operative
politician in the United Kingdom
.
, and educated at Skinner's Grammar School and then at Nottingham University, where he founded the University's Labour Club and was its first chairman from 1948 to 1949.
He served with the Royal Air Force
from 1942 to 1947.
at the 1951 general election
, and was a member of Hertfordshire County Council
from 1952 to 1954.
He was elected at the 1955 general election
as the Member of Parliament
(MP) for Romford
, and held the seat until he retired from Parliament at the 1970 general election
.
Ledger was a director the London Co-operative Society
from 1961. He was later the owner of a casino
, and served as chairman of the Hairdressing Council from 1966.
Labour Co-operative
Labour and Co-operative describes those candidates in British elections standing on behalf of both the Labour Party and the Co-operative Party, based on a national agreement between the two parties....
politician in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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Early life
He was born in Tunbridge WellsRoyal Tunbridge Wells
Royal Tunbridge Wells is a town in west Kent, England, about south-east of central London by road, by rail. The town is close to the border of the county of East Sussex...
, and educated at Skinner's Grammar School and then at Nottingham University, where he founded the University's Labour Club and was its first chairman from 1948 to 1949.
He served with the Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...
from 1942 to 1947.
Politics
Ledger unsuccessfully contested RushcliffeRushcliffe (UK Parliament constituency)
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at the 1951 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1951
The 1951 United Kingdom general election was held eighteen months after the 1950 general election, which the Labour Party had won with a slim majority of just five seats...
, and was a member of Hertfordshire County Council
Hertfordshire County Council
Hertfordshire County Council is the upper-tier local authority for the non-metropolitan county of Hertfordshire, in England, the United Kingdom. It currently consists of 77 councillors, and is controlled by the Conservative Party, which has 55 councillors, 17 Liberal Democrats, versus 3 Labour...
from 1952 to 1954.
He was elected at the 1955 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1955
The 1955 United Kingdom general election was held on 26 May 1955, four years after the previous general election. It resulted in a substantially increased majority of 60 for the Conservative government under new leader and prime minister Sir Anthony Eden against Labour Party, now in their 20th year...
as the Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP) for Romford
Romford (UK Parliament constituency)
Romford is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.- Boundaries :...
, and held the seat until he retired from Parliament at the 1970 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1970
The United Kingdom general election of 1970 was held on 18 June 1970, and resulted in a surprise victory for the Conservative Party under leader Edward Heath, who defeated the Labour Party under Harold Wilson. The election also saw the Liberal Party and its new leader Jeremy Thorpe lose half their...
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Ledger was a director the London Co-operative Society
London Co-operative Society
The London Co-operative Society was a consumer co-operative society in the United Kingdom.The Society was formed in September 1920 by the amalgamation of the Stratford Co-operative Society and the Edmonton Co-operative Society, two of the largest societies in the London Metropolitan area...
from 1961. He was later the owner of a casino
Casino
In modern English, a casino is a facility which houses and accommodates certain types of gambling activities. Casinos are most commonly built near or combined with hotels, restaurants, retail shopping, cruise ships or other tourist attractions...
, and served as chairman of the Hairdressing Council from 1966.