John Parker (Labour politician), Date of Birth, Date of Death

John Parker (Labour politician)

British politician, died 1987

Date of Birth: 15-Jul-1906

Date of Death: 24-Nov-1987

Profession: politician

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Herbert John Harvey Parker (15 July 1906 – 24 November 1987), normally known as John Parker, was a British Labour politician.
He was the longest-serving Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP), retaining his seat in the House of Commons for nearly 48 years, until being overtaken by Dennis Skinner on 17 December 2017. He was first elected to represent Romford in November 1935.
After boundary changes, he continued as MP for Dagenham from 1945, remaining in the House of Commons until he retired in June 1983.
As the longest-serving MP, he was the Father of the House of Commons from 1979 to 1983.
When he left parliament in 1983, he was the last serving Member of Parliament to have served in the Commons before or during the Second World War.