Alex Timpson Explained

Alex Timpson
Honorific Suffix:MBE
Birth Name:Alexandra Winkfield Dodd
Birth Date:25 April 1946
Children:5, including Edward and James

Alexandra Winkfield Timpson MBE (née Dodd; 25 April 1946 – 5 January 2016) was a British campaigner for children's rights.

She grew up in Lymm, Cheshire.[1] Together with her husband John Timpson, she had three children (including politicians Edward Timpson and James Timpson, Baron Timpson, adopted two more, and fostered at least ninety other children.[1]

In the 2006 New Year Honours, she was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) "for services to Children and Families".[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alex Timpson, children's campaigner - obituary . Telegraph . 1 April 2017.
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