词条 | Robert Woof (politician) |
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Woof was born into a mining family, although his great-grandfather had been a cabin boy on Nelson's HMS Victory.[3] He was educated at a Durham County school,[2] and left school to start work on his 14th birthday in Chopwell Colliery[3] where he became a coal face worker,[4] and also an officer of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) for 15 years,[2] serving as treasurer of his local NUM branch from 1943.[3] He was also a member of Durham County Council from 1947 to 1956.[2] He was first elected to the House of Commons in a by-election in February 1956, following the death of the sitting MP, Labour's William Whiteley.[5] He held the seat at the next six general elections, before stepping down from Parliament at the 1979 general election. In 1973, he and fellow Labour MP Tom Urwin were awarded costs and damages after being libelled by The Journal newspaper.[6] References1. ^1 {{rayment-hc|b|3|date=March 2012}} 2. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite book |title = The Times House of Commons 1966 |date = October 1966 |publisher = The Times Office |location = London |page =46 }} 3. ^1 2 3 {{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/obituary-robert-woof-1286755.html|title=Obituary: Robert Woof|last=Dalyell|first=Tam|date=4 December 1997|work=The Independent|accessdate=10 October 2010|location=London}} 4. ^{{cite news|title=Labour's Choice For By-Elections: Four Prospective Candidates|date=9 January 1956|work=The Times|page=6|accessdate=10 October 2010|location=London}} 5. ^{{cite news|title=Blaydon Held By Labour Proportion Of Votes Higher|date=4 February 1956|work=The Times|page=9|accessdate=10 October 2010|location=London}} 6. ^{{cite news|title=2 Labour MPs get damages for defamation|date=14 December 1973|work=The Times|page=6|accessdate=10 October 2010|location=London}} External links
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