Gerry Reynolds (British politician)
Gerry Reynolds Michael O'Halloran | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | Gerald William Reynolds 17 July 1927 Brentford, Middlesex, England |
| Died | 7 June 1969 (aged 41) London, England |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse |
Dorothy Budd (m. 1949) |
| Children | 2 |
Gerald William Reynolds (17 July 1927 – 7 June 1969) was a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament for Islington North from 1958 until his death.
Background
Reynolds was born
Political career
Reynolds began his political career on the Acton Borough Council, to which he was elected in 1949.[2] He served as mayor of Acton from 1961 to 1962.[2] He was elected as the Member of Parliament for the constituency of Islington North in a 1958 by-election following the early death of the sitting MP Wilfred Fienburgh, who was killed in a car crash at the age of 38.[2] He was re-elected the following year at the 1959 general election, and at the next two general elections in the constituency.[2]
In the
Personal life and death
Reynolds married Dorothy Budd in 1949, and they had two daughters.[2]
Reynolds died from cancer at a London hospital on 7 June 1969, at the age of 41.[2][4] Few in parliament knew he was ill, and so his death came as a considerable shock; he had previously been considered a "rising star" in Westminster, and was being talked of as a potential future prime minister.[2][5]
Publications
The Night the Police Went on Strike, by Reynolds, G.W. & Judge, A. (Pub. Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London, 1968).
References
- ^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Mr Gerald Reynolds". The Times. 9 June 1969. p. 10.
- ^ "Newsreel of Reynolds meeting British Army soldiers". Pathe News. 1968 – via YouTube.
- Newspapers.com.
- ^ 'Comrade Corbyn' by Ross Prince (Pub. Biteback Publishing, 2016), Chapter 6.
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