Richard Sargood (31 July 1888 – 27 March 1979) [1] was a British trade unionist and Labour Party politician. A long-serving local councillor in London, he sat in the House of Commons from 1945 to 1950.
Sargood was both in Lambeth, to a father also named Richard Sargood. He was educated at a London County Council school. [2]
In January 1919 he married Sarah Deane. [2]
Sargood became a trade union official, and was a councillor on Camberwell Borough Council from 1923 to 1929. [2] He became Justice of the Peace (JP) for London in 1930, and was vice-chairman of the National Joint Council for Fire Services of England and Wales, and vice-chair of the Peckham Labour Party. He was a member of the London County Council from 1934 to 1965, representing Peckham, and served as vice-chair of the council from 1951 to 1952. [2]
At the 1945 general election, Sargood was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bermondsey West, [3] following the retirement due to ill-health of the Labour MP Alfred Salter. When the constituency was abolished in boundary changes for the 1950 general election, [4] Sargood retired from Parliament. [2]
Richard Sargood (31 July 1888 – 27 March 1979) [1] was a British trade unionist and Labour Party politician. A long-serving local councillor in London, he sat in the House of Commons from 1945 to 1950.
Sargood was both in Lambeth, to a father also named Richard Sargood. He was educated at a London County Council school. [2]
In January 1919 he married Sarah Deane. [2]
Sargood became a trade union official, and was a councillor on Camberwell Borough Council from 1923 to 1929. [2] He became Justice of the Peace (JP) for London in 1930, and was vice-chairman of the National Joint Council for Fire Services of England and Wales, and vice-chair of the Peckham Labour Party. He was a member of the London County Council from 1934 to 1965, representing Peckham, and served as vice-chair of the council from 1951 to 1952. [2]
At the 1945 general election, Sargood was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bermondsey West, [3] following the retirement due to ill-health of the Labour MP Alfred Salter. When the constituency was abolished in boundary changes for the 1950 general election, [4] Sargood retired from Parliament. [2]