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William Sefton, Baron Sefton of Garston

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to a working-class family in 1915, Sefton was a plumber by trade. He became a trade unionist and joined the Labour Party in 1949. In 1953, he was elected to the
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Sefton married Phyllis Kerr in 1940; she died in 1991. He later married Evelyn Pimlett in 2000. He died on 9 September 2001, aged 86.
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of Garston in the County of Merseyside. His acceptance of the title caused surprise, as he was a self-described Marxist. In the
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moved "that the noble Lord be no longer heard", which passed without a
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Labour Party
Garston
Liverpool
Liverpool City Council
Merseyside County Council
1959 general election
Liverpool Toxteth
life peer
House of Lords
Graham Leonard
Bishop of London
Virgin Birth
Baroness Seear
division


"Lord Sefton of Garston"
John Braddock
Liverpool City Council
Harold Macdonald Steward
Harold Macdonald Steward
Liverpool City Council
Cyril Carr
Categories
1915 births
2001 deaths
Labour Party (UK) life peers
Trade unionists from Liverpool
Labour Party (UK) councillors in Liverpool
Politicians from Liverpool

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