Robert Cant Explained

Robert Cant
Constituency Mp:Stoke-on-Trent Central
Parliament:UK
Term Start:31 March 1966
Term End:8 June 1983
Predecessor:Sir Barnett Stross
Successor:Mark Fisher
Birth Date:24 July 1915
Birthname:Robert Bowen Cant
Nationality:British
Party:Labour
Alma Mater:London School of Economics
Occupation:Councillor, politician, university lecturer
Allegiance:United Kingdom
Branch:Army- Royal Corps of Signals

Robert Bowen Cant (24 July 1915  - 13 July 1997) was a British Labour politician.

Early life

Cant was educated at Middlesbrough High School for Boys and the London School of Economics, and served with the Royal Corps of Signals. He became a university lecturer, and wrote American Journey, a study of American high schools.

Political career

Cant was elected a councillor on Stoke-on-Trent City Council in 1953.

He contested Shrewsbury in 1950 and 1951. He was Member of Parliament for Stoke-on-Trent Central from 1966 to 1983, preceding Mark Fisher.

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