Christopher Norwood
Christopher Bonnewell Burton Norwood (17 December 1932 – 14 November 1972) was a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom. He was educated at Whitgift School, Croydon and Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, whence he graduated with a BA in 1953. Following university Norwood worked firstly as a management trainee, then assumed various positions at the National Coal Board (NCB) before finding employment in the economic projection section of the Central Electricity Generating Board (CEGB). Having previously contested Sutton Coldfield in 1955 and Bromsgrove in 1959, at the 1964 general election he was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Norwich South, serving until he stood down in 1970.[1] Norwood died suddenly two years later aged 39, leaving behind one son by his ex-wife Beryl.
Footnotes
- "NORWOOD, Christopher Bonnewell Burton". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 2018 (online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
References
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Christopher Norwood
Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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Preceded by Geoffrey Rippon |
Member of Parliament for Norwich South 1964–1970 |
Succeeded by Thomas Stuttaford |