Tom Cox (British politician)

Tom Cox
Tom Cox
Member of Parliament ; for Tooting; (Wandsworth Central 1970–1974)
	In office; 18 June 1970 – 11 April 2005
Preceded by	David Kerr
Succeeded by	Sadiq Khan
Personal details
Born	19 January 1930
Died	2 August 2018 (aged 88)
Nationality	British
Political party	Labour
Alma mater	London School of Economics

Thomas Michael Cox (19 January 1930 – 2 August 2018)^[1]^[2] was a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Wandsworth Central from 1970 to 1974 and then for Tooting from 1974 to 2005.^[3]

Early life[edit]

Cox was educated at a state school and the London School of Economics after which, according to his entry in Who's Who, he became an "electrical worker".^[2]

Political career[edit]

He served as an alderman of Fulham Borough Council from 1960 to 1965, and as a Councillor for Halford Ward on the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham from 1964 to 1967, as well as serving on the Inner London Education Authority.

Before being elected for Wandsworth Central in 1970, he had stood unsuccessfully for Stroud in 1966. He served as a whip in the Wilson and Callaghan Governments.^[3] He lived in Southfields in the London Borough of Wandsworth.

References[edit]

^ "Death notice, Telegraph". Archived from the original on 3 September 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Cox, Thomas Michael, (born 19 Jan. 1930)", Who's Who, Oxford University Press, 1 December 2007, doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u12157, retrieved 8 May 2021
^ ^a ^b Waller, Robert; Criddle, Bryan (1999). The almanac of British politics. Routledge. p. 691. ISBN 0-415-18541-6. Archived from the original on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2016.

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Tom Cox
Obituary: Tom Cox – Former MP, Friend of Cyprus

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by David Kerr	Member of Parliament for Wandsworth Central 1970–1974	Succeeded by Constituency Abolished
Preceded by Constituency Created	Member of Parliament for Tooting 1974–2005	Succeeded by Sadiq Khan

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[1] "Death notice, Telegraph". Archived from the original on 3 September 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2018.

[:0-2] "Cox, Thomas Michael, (born 19 Jan. 1930)", Who's Who, Oxford University Press, 1 December 2007, doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u12157, retrieved 8 May 2021

[almanac-3] Waller, Robert; Criddle, Bryan (1999). The almanac of British politics. Routledge. p. 691. ISBN 0-415-18541-6. Archived from the original on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2016.

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