Donald Chapman, Baron Northfield
William Donald Chapman, Baron Northfield known as Donald Chapman, (25 November 1923 – 18 April 2013)[1] was a British Labour politician.
Career
Chapman was educated at Barnsley Grammar School and Emmanuel College, Cambridge where he graduated with a degree in economics in 1948. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Birmingham Northfield from 1951 until he stood down in 1970. He was on the staff of Nuffield College, Oxford from 1971 to 1973 and became Special Adviser to the ECC Commission on Environmental Policy in 1981. From 1985 to 1988, he was Director of Wembley Stadium. He was created a life peer as Baron Northfield, of Telford in the County of Shropshire on 20 January 1976.
References
- ↑ "House of Lords announcement 3 June 2013". House of Lords Hansard. 2013-06-03. Retrieved 2013-06-04.
- "DodOnline". Retrieved 2006-10-30.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Donald Chapman
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Raymond Blackburn |
Member of Parliament for Birmingham Northfield 1951–1970 |
Succeeded by Raymond Carter |
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| Preceded by Andrew Filson |
General Secretary of the Fabian Society 1949 – 1953 |
Succeeded by William Rodgers |
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