Jamie Cann
Jamie Cann | |
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Member of Parliament for Ipswich | |
In office 9 April 1992 – 15 October 2001 | |
Preceded by | Michael Irvine |
Succeeded by | Chris Mole |
Personal details | |
Born | Barton-upon-Humber, Lincolnshire, England | 28 June 1946
Died | 15 October 2001 | (aged 55)
Political party | Labour |
Spouse | Rosemary Lovitt (m. 1970-2001) (his death) |
Children | 2 sons |
Jamie Charles Cann (28 June 1946 – 15 October 2001) was a British Labour Party politician who was the Leader of Ipswich Borough Council from 1979–91, before being elected as the Member of Parliament for Ipswich at the 1992 general election, a seat he held until his death in 2001.
Early and family life
He was educated at Barton-upon-Humber Grammar School and Kesteven College of Education. He then became a primary school teacher, serving as deputy headmaster of Handford Hall Primary School in Ipswich from 1981 to 1992.[1]
Political career
Cann voted against equalising the age of consent for same-sex relations.[2] In 1998, he was fined £1,000, and disqualified from driving for eighteen months for drink driving.[3]
Renowned as an MP with acerbic wit,[citation needed] he spent most of his time campaigning in the constituency.[1] As leader of Ipswich Borough Council, he was noted as a reformer and helped make Ipswich a model local authority.[4]
He died of liver disease, in October 2001, just four months after being re-elected at the 2001 general election, and following a spell in hospital in Cambridge. The subsequent by-election for Ipswich was held on 22 November and was retained for the Labour Party by the new candidate Chris Mole.[5] A retirement home on the Ravenswood development in Ipswich was named in Cann's honour following his death.[6]
References
- ^ a b c Dalyell, Tam (16 October 2001). "Obituaries: Jamie Cann". The Independent. Retrieved 11 January 2010.
- ^ Glover, Julian (15 October 2001). "MP Cann dies aged 55". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 January 2010.
- ^ "Labour MP fined for drink-driving". BBC News online. 7 September 1998. Retrieved 11 January 2010.
- ^ White, Michael (16 October 2001). "Death of Labour MP brings first byelection". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 January 2010.
- ^ "Labour victory in Ipswich by-election". BBC News online. 23 November 2001. Retrieved 11 January 2010.
- ^ "Full Council 17th December 2002 Written statement by Jane Hore, Portfolio Holder for External Relations". Ipswich Council. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 11 January 2010.